MiniDV camcorders: introduction
Published: 14 Aug 2001
As ever, it's choosing the right product that's most important, and with so many brands and models on the market it's easy to get bogged down in sales patter and technical specifications.
Which is where ZDNet can help. This roundup covers the most important part of your digital video setup -- the miniDV camcorder. We've got five key products from the leading manufacturers of digital camcorders, and have put them all through their paces to find out which one fits your requirements best.
Although the sky's the limit with video equipment, we've chosen single-CCD MiniDV products to keep the cost below £1,500. This excludes the higher-end, three-CCD cameras like Sony's VX2000 or Canon's XL1, but is still enough to buy you some extremely competent and well-featured products. To take the first step in building a low-cost video facility, read on.
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