[BNM] [OT] Hard disk vs mini-DV

[Mark Walker]

hello all

My dad wants a new video camera - he had a nice mini-DV panasonic for
a few years and lost it. His iinsurance just paid up so he asked me
whether mini-DV is still the way to go, or hard disk?

My thoughts:

I've not used HD but assume it would be slightly more convenient for
plug and play usability - I guess it appears on your desktop like an
external hard drive? If he goes with HD he can borrow a camera to put
all his current footage onto external hard disk - only I'm not sure
what format he'd end up with and how useful it is for archiving
purposes.

If he sticks with mini-DV he can put everything on disk but he's
always got a backup copy in case his hard disk fails or the films get
corrupted - I just bought mini-DV for that reason.

I also thought that he may get by with a decent digital camera that
can do movies - not fab quality but still editable and perfectly
suitable for home movie use.

Any experience of HD? Any preference either way? Any other options?

Cheers

Mark



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