ORIGINAL: Robow45
I must be missing somthing. We film alot and have 5handycamsthat average $250 each off ebay. I made a DVD of our black bear hunts on my PC and it turned out pretty good. One thing we could use is a wireless mic for better audio.
We talk about upgrading to a better v-cam someday but I don't see the return on that investment.
All depends on what qualities are important to you. If you want a 3ccd camera with superior low light video, good optical zoom, external mic/shotgun mic plug-ins you are going to pay....For Hi-Def double that price. Most TV channelswontacceptvideo now unless it is Hi-Def. For making DVDs for family, friends, and selling locally the handycams work fine.