What is the best type of (video)camera and video editing program?

Budget? Quality comes at a price, how much do you want to spend. Editing software, again there are many around, Also depending if you are using a Mac or PC, Final cut, Adobe Premier, Sony Vegas, they are not cheap but offer very good editing options. Its a question of balance, you don't want to spend 200 on a camera and then spend 2000 on software, if its only for home videos, not really any point. or 2000 on a camera and use windows movie maker. defeats the object. More detail on what you are going to do with the camera, and if you are going to put it on youtube, if that the case then you dont need to best camera because after youtube have finished converting it it not going to be that high a quality. Some more info will help RR

view this first, then read the rest, please Consumer level HD camcorders have 3 problems. 1) Blurry, fuzzy, out of focus areas closely around people in videos taken by consumer level HD camcorders. 2) Any movement, even a wave or lifting an arm, while in front of a recording consumer level HD camcorder, results in screen ghosts and artifacts being left on the video track, following the movement. Makes for bad video, sports videos are unwatchable. 3) Mandatory maximum record times - 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes - all times advertised as maximum record time for some consumer level HD camcorders. No event I have ever been to is that short. Either take multiple camcorders or pack up with out getting the end of the event on video. With a MiniDV tape camcorder, record 60 or 90 minutes ( camcorder settings), 90 seconds or less to change a tape and record for 60 or 90 more and repeat till you run out of tapes. You can get a Canon ZR960 for $250. It is a MiniDV tape camcorder, has a Mic jack. You need a firewire (IEEE1394) card ($25 to 30) for the computer and a firewire cable (less than 10) to be able to transfer video to your computer. I use Pinnacle studio 14HD ultimate. Good bang for the buck. My vlog