What factors should I consider when comparing one camcorder to another?
So when you're comparing camcorders from one to another, obviously price is a big factor. You've got to find what fits your budget the best. The good news is that even the inexpensive cameras really do a great job these days, so, you know, don't feel bad about buying an inexpensive one, but if you spend a few more dollars you may get a few more features that really help you do a better job of recording video. But also, let's not forget size. What's your lifestyle like? Do you hike a lot? Do you sit home a lot? Are you shooting things that, like, from the audience, are you big on shooting your children's plays or do you have to be out there on the soccer field with them trying to shoot? So size and comfort. So really it's kind of a strange thing, but you got to try on a camcorder. Put it in your hand, shoot it, zoom inside the store, pull back inside the store, use some of the functionality of the camera and see if you're going to be comfortable with it because that's important. And then, really features and price tie together. The more you spend, the more features you'll get. And then when you really get into the upper-end camera's, and I'm talking about the camera's now that are eight hundred to a thousand dollar range, now you're looking at camcorder's that may actually out-perform the less expensive ones in terms of picture quality. They might be very high-end, standard definition camcorders, or they might start to be the entry level high definition camcorders. So really picture quality's about price, but feature set and ease of use is something you really need to consider.
