"Will Paris" <willparis2003@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message

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> I am saving my pennies for a 3-CCD camera next year. I mean literally saving

> my pennies. My budget is anemic. What should I be looking at? My first

> choice is the Panasonic DV-GS70 miniDV camera. I could deal with Hi-8 or

> sVHS if I had to.

>

> Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.

There have been recent posts about this on the video NGs - you

may want to check older posts or do a search on google. Gist: some

3-CCD cameras aren't-as-good-as/are-not-much-better-than some

of the best 1-CCD cameras - and the one you mention may be among

these. Due to the quality of good Mini-DV and the advantages of

digital for relative freedom from generation losses and dropouts, it

makes sense now to work in Mini-DV. BTW, don't overlook the

advantages of buying used gear - you can often get good cameras

for about the price of inferior new ones...