On Sun, 10 Jan 1999 21:18:33 +0800, "The Bear" wrote:

>I am in the market for a new video camera. I know this ain't the right place
>to post this message but the closest I could find.

Try rec.video.xxxx....

>I am chasing any info online - particularly comparisons between the "Video
>8" and VHS-C formats.

Both are "bottom-of-the-barrel" for image quality - take
a look at Hi-8 or SVHS, or better yet, mini-DV (with
three-chip mini-DV being the top-of-the heap in affordable
video gear...).