Digital Video Camcorder:

Canon ZR80

 

Canon ZR

  

$350

IEEE-1394 cable
(check both ends!)

  

$15


   

and

 



   

PC with an IEEE-1394 port

    


   

   
     

Jargon:

MiniDV, FireWire, i.LINK, Progressive Scan, Digital8

Advantages:

Very good image quality
Both real-time and field recording

Disadvantages:

You may have to open computer to install IEEE-1394 card

Links:

Canon, Short Course in DV

Double Pendulum miniDV tape (3646-KB 10-fps movie)

Air Cannon from miniDV tape (782-KB 30-fps movie)