Which camcorder should I buy?

Which camcorder should i buy?

• i was wondering which camcorder should i buy? Im thinking of making videos and uploading them on the popular video website YOUTUBE ! SO, Should i buy the Canon HG10 HD ! or The official youtube camcorder JVC Everio GZ-MS100 for capturing videos and uploading to its official website ! (this camcorder would be a match ) same camcorder and website! But wat are ur thoughts and opinions?? Do u recommend some other camcorders?

• Answer:

  Buying an HD Cam to put video on youtube would be an extreme overkill. Just get the cheapest DV cam $200-$400 and start with that. Youtube video is an extremely compressed 320x240. A "youtube" cam would likely have extremely bad audio and to use the video you recorded for anything other than youtube would be highly un-presentable. A mini-DV cam is a good price and beyond 4x3 broadcast standards (by the time the compressed TV signal reaches your home) No sense buying a machine gun to kill golphers. Although it would be funner that way. If you got money to burn then an HD cam would be great to have but highly unwarranted for your proposed application. You will have long term value in using a DV cam for close to the same price as a crap "youtube" cam. If you want HD mini DV has a 16x9 mode which is also comparable to a broadcast HD signal despite what broadcast providers would have you wrongfully believe. SONY MINI-DV CAM! You will not be sorry. Thats what I started with for professional video productions in 2005.