Getting Started: Choosing Your Camcorder
What's the best camcorder you can buy? It depends on what you need, what you want, and how much you can spend.
As resident merchant at the Getting Started Stall, I'm frequently asked (oh, all right, twice) which camcorder is best for first-time users.
My answer begins with an ancient joke: Robber shoves note at bank teller. The note says, "YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE!" The teller, a graduate student working part-time, scribbles on the note and shoves it back: "DEFINE Y…
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