In the market for a new camera?

If in the market for a new camera, try to buy the best camera for your budget. What do you want your camera to be able to do? There are some good beginner camera out there for round $300, but if you can spend more you can get a exceptional consumer camera for about $600,and a professional grade camera starting at about $1500. Don't, however let the price to determine your purchase, look for a three chip camera, that has manual settings and focus. Zoom length and lens may also influence your decision, so be sure to research a camera prior to buying it.

Things to may cause complications, camera's with internal hard drives are not always compatible. I'd recommend sticking with the mini dvd tape for a while. It also allows are cheaper storage.

There are many sites to look at when researching a camera, these are just a few:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3CCD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camcorder

http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6500_7-0.html?filter=100021_10194772_&tag=ra