If you have the money and are looking to buy a new video camera for this purpose consider buying one that has a remote. That way you don't have a lot of movement to turn the camera on and start recording. I bought a digital camcorder online for about $499 and it came with a remote. I haven't used it for filming but it's small and would be great. One season a buddy and I took turns filming each other and we got him shooting a doe and me shooting a small six, and a lot of goofy pics of each other, and some nice scenary. FYI see how loud your camera is when it first turns on. Our very first hunt I was filming and we had a deer approaching the stand and when I turned the camera on the deer heard the tape whirl and she locked onto us big time! LOL. We also film most of our turkey hunts. We have us getting two toms at once on film, twice. You might also want to get a spare long life battery, camo netting, tree umbrella (got to keep the camera dry even if you get wet). Also check to see if your camera turns off automatically after a certain amount of time without recording. Most do, and that could lead to a missed picture if you don't know it's off. Good luck.