Hello guys, I am planning to buy a decent handycam and my budget is Rs.30,000. My bro-in-law would be buying it in US for me. I am not sure what to look for while buying a handycam. I certainely don't want casette tape based handycam. Which would be better; a hard disk or DVD one? What should be the optimum specification?
1) Optical zoom
2) Media (I'd anyday prefer the mini-DVD version)
3) Connectors (what type of av/svideo out or in/usb/firewire etc.)
4) IR for night capture
5) Type of card for still pics
6) Resolution for still pics
7) Option of attaching separate mic
8 ) Navigation (buttons/touchscreen etc.)
9) Sturdyness of LCD
10) Availability of attachments: stand/case etc.
