Best Hi-def camcorder that have a easier said than done drive on the souk today?
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they have them at frys Since you did not provide a budget, the BEST camcorder that has a rugged drive will be a miniDV tape base camcorder with an external drive from Firestore. This is because the Firestore drive - as next to miniDV tape - accounts in DV and HDV which uses the lowest possible amount of compression on the video stream.
Highly compressed MPEG2 and AVCHD video as found in most consumer camcorders next to internal hard drives only compress too much. This is one of the reasons you won't find copious professionals using internal hard drive base camcorders.
Compression = discarded data = reduced video competence.
There are many other features that set down a "good" camcorder and whether you need some of these features will dictate which boardwalk you take.
What will you be soundtrack?
Do you need external mics?
Do you call for full manual audio control (a MUST for really loud or really low audio).
Is standard definition adjectives you need - or do you involve high definition?
What sort of lighting will you be shooting underneath?
What is the target audience of your video (home, YouTube, pre-sumer, professional)?
Will you be in extreme environmental surroundings?
There's more, but this is a obedient start.
If you are stuck on not doing miniDV tape, frankly, I would skip the frozen drive and suggest one of the Canon FS camcorders or maybe even the Sony HDR-CX7. Flash memory uses smaller number power, can be replaced when full (like miniDV tape) and does not have any motor tumult potential like frozen drive or tape base systems.