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whats the difrence dvd or dv camcorder

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between a dvd camcorder and a dv camcorder im wanting to get 1 but a total newbie when it comes to these things what am i best getting and what am i best looking out for budget £300 dont realy wanna spend that much but i want 1 that will last want it for holiday and to capture baby dylan growing up... :D

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  • DVD Camcorders record directly onto DVDs.

    The MiniDV format used in modern DV Camcorders stores the recordings digitally onto compact cassettes.

    Can't tell you which is best though as I've used neither.

    Maybe take a trip to your local Jessops?
    Dave. :wave:
  • thor
    thor Posts: 5,504 Forumite
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    The DV cassette tape stores with less compression so that will be of a higher quality. If you want to just film onto DVD disc with no frills or are not really very technically minded then a dvd camcorder is probably better for you. If on the other hand you want to do things like editing your home movies as well as adding menus and chapters then get the dv tape version.
  • thanx think il get a dvd camcorder then il start searching the sites now and find 1 thx for the help
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