If I was going to get a new camcorder (since the lens packed up on my Samsung one) I'd get one of the Sony DCR camcorders. Aside from recording to HD they have a nice powerful optical zoom.
The Samsung one I had was OK - mini DV format, recordable onto PC via firewire, and the camcorder was controllable via PC. Downside was that if you had an hour of video, it took an hour to get it onto PC. It also liked to munch on miniDV tapes every now and again.
Don't buy the ones that record straight to DVD - they're complete crap.
The Samsung one I had was OK - mini DV format, recordable onto PC via firewire, and the camcorder was controllable via PC. Downside was that if you had an hour of video, it took an hour to get it onto PC. It also liked to munch on miniDV tapes every now and again.
Don't buy the ones that record straight to DVD - they're complete crap.