What's a really good quality video camera?

Whats a good cheap camera with good video quality?

• I'm looking to shoot a music video and wanted to find a camera with good video quality to shoot it with. I'd like it to be as inexpensive as can be, any ideas?

• Answer:

  ANY camera or camcorder can capture "good video quality" when the camera or camcorder is used withing its design capabilities. The problems start when the equipment is used in a way that it was not meant to be used. For example, if you want to use a $100 pocket cam under low-light conditions - and you are expecting excellent video quality, then the project will fail because $100 pocket cams have small lenses and small imaging chips that will record grainy, poor quality, video. "As inexpensive as can be" is not how to set a budget. If you want to produce a quality video project, then an investment in time to understand what different cameras or camcorders can do (and why) and learn what other stuff you'll need - like mics, steadying devices, cables, and all the other stuff for a successful project... On the other hand, if you don't want to do any of this stuff, just flip a coin and use whatever you want.