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?

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

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!

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

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

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

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