mini dv camcorders???, need some suggestions... Options

[LBCxGUY]

well, i really need a camcorder and i don't know what to get. can you guys suggest a couple brands that are good? reason being is that my son is on his way into the world and i want to capture every moment that i can. im looking to prabably spend bout 5-6 hunderd dollars when its all said and done. oh yeah i might be looking for a dvd burnner also so i can put all the videos i take on dvd so any input on that would be nice also. well thanks for looking and any help is apreciated!!
THANKS!!!

sang

[LBCxGUY]

okay say i was to get the Sony HC21, how do i get that to burn onto a dvd?? also i was wondering can i shoot video and save onto the memory card or stick whatever it is?? and if i can i was thinkin about getting like a 1gb card or stick. would that save me some cash on dv tapes?

  Sony HC21 or Panasonic GS31. Look into both of those modles. The panasonic has more features on it, like a built in light, a memory card slot for the still images (only about .6mp though, real bad quality). but the sony is nicer. it runs off the touch lcd screen, better night mode, stuff like that. both have pretty similar video quality both around the $400 price range. that would give you a little bit of room to pick up a bigger battery, cuz the ones the come with dont last long at all, and a good one cost normally around $80 from a store. the JVC lagos said is aight, alot better than their older modles, but im still not a fan of JVC. the canon you were looking at, just like coomer said is noisey. if your in a quiet setting like indoors, you can actually hear the motor noise on the tape. it also struggles in low light. lemme know if you have any questions, i work with this **** all day long...

[celicarocker]

okay say i was to get the Sony HC21, how do i get that to burn onto a dvd?? also i was wondering can i shoot video and save onto the memory card or stick whatever it is?? and if i can i was thinkin about getting like  a 1gb card or stick. would that save me some cash on dv tapes?

  Sony HC21 or Panasonic GS31. Look into both of those modles. The panasonic has more features on it, like a built in light, a memory card slot for the still images (only about .6mp though, real bad quality). but the sony is nicer. it runs off the touch lcd screen, better night mode, stuff like that. both have pretty similar video quality both around the $400 price range. that would give you a little bit of room to pick up a bigger battery, cuz the ones the come with dont last long at all, and a good one cost normally around $80 from a store. the JVC lagos said is aight, alot better than their older modles, but im still not a fan of JVC. the canon you were looking at, just like coomer said is noisey. if your in a quiet setting like indoors, you can actually hear the motor noise on the tape. it also struggles in low light. lemme know if you have any questions, i work with this **** all day long...

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to burn that onto a dvd, there are a few things you would need. you would need to buy a firewire/IEEE1394/DV cable. and you would need a firewire port on your computer. if you dont have a firewire port, you would need to get one on your computer, you can buy a firewire pci card for like $30 at a store, alot cheaper online. you cant send the video through USB. so you have the firewire port and cable. you put the video on your computer. then you just need a DVD burner and software. if you have all that your good. now you can record movie to the memory card, but its low quality mpeg movies. not recommened. if you want to save on DV tapes, buy a few of them, and reuse them till you notice quality loss, cuz it seems like you want to put them on DVD anyway. no need to save the tapes.