Human need is growing day by day and so is the technology accordingly. Heavy cameras are replaced by hand held ones that are easily portable. Digital camcorder has dominated the movie market due to its smaller size, light weight, portability and easy to edit feature. Both audio and video can be easily recorded. Information that is stored digitally never loses its value or quality. Before buying any model, few important points have to be kept in mind.

If you are a beginner, then a basic model with automatic controls will do. You can also easily playback the recorded information. If you are an intermediate who wants to edit the recordings, then you can go for a model with Firewire or any other connection. Advanced users aspiring for professional video recording can go for models with three CCD (charged-coupled device). Latest models are designed to record information directly to the flash memory or mini DVD. Video files can be transferred to a PC at a faster rate if recording is done to the flash memory. In case you are planning to buy a miniDV camcorder then be very careful that it contains analogue out, analogue in, DV out and DV in. Selecting a right camcorder is more important than spending huge amount of money on a useless model.