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I am thinking about buying a camcorder so my dad and I can tape our hunts. What kinds are best for taping hunts? What qualties should i look for in the camcorder? Any other usefull information?

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Low light or "lux" should be high on the concerns for your purchase.

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Most camcorders feature low light picture taking now. If you can, get a digital camcorder. I used mine to take a lot of still pictures too and they do a good job. Don't be fooled by the magnification numbers that most manufacturers tout, because at long distances most camcorders except professional cameras do not film good at all. For example, a 10X700 camcorder will not film at long distances as good as a 20X500. Of course you probably will not film at long distance so most camcorders will do a great job.

Also...most of the newer digital camcorders film in mini-dv....great pics!

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I have a JVC mini DV. Takes great digital pics also. I'm thinking it was around $700.

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I have a sony and from the reviews i read, said it is the best in low light conditions... the only thing i dont like is it only has a 10x optical, my older camera had a 18x. But otherwise the new digitals are really nice... It takes Nice photos too, good enough for emailing and web posting. Its the TRV22

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Yeah, dont worry about the Digital ZOOM, it's worthless, pay attention to the Optical Zoom...

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I bought a Sony this fall at Walmart for under $300. It works very well. One of my hunters had one with him this fall and was also pleased with the quality of footage.

As has been stated: Optical zoom is everything. Digital zoom is very grainy and no doubt you'll be disappointed in its quality.

Good huntin'

LLBUX