What's the best camcorder for a student?

Whats the different between HDD camcorder and Flash/Memory Stick Camcorder?

• What are the difference and which is better? cus i wanna get a sony camcorder but i dont know, im thinking bout getting a SONY HDR-XR150E or HDR-CX150E/B what do you think?? or do u have any suggestion ? thanks

• Answer:

  I would consider Sony Handycam HDR-XR150E - Camcorder 1920x1080 high definition video recording: 1920 x 1080 high definition resolution lets you record your memories in exceptional Sony Full High Definition quality 1/4" back-illuminated "Exmor R" CMOS sensor: A 1/4" "Exmor R" CMOS image sensor delivers bright, vivid, spectacularly detailed video footage, as well as 3 megapixel still images. Professional-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens: The professional-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens designed specifically for compact camcorders. Direct Copy to external HDD w/o PC: Store your memories in a whole new way with the ability to copy videos from your camcorder directly to an external hard disk drive (sold separately), all without a computer. Intelligent Scene Recognition (10 iAUTO modes): Intelligent Auto mode goes a step beyond traditional auto modes by analyzing your shot and then automatically selecting the appropriate settings from ten distinct scene modes