If you plan to do a lot of

If you plan to do a lot of video editing to your footage, check out which
software editing programs support the format of your hard drive camcorder.
Some software editing programs do not support many the hard drive video footage of said hard drive camcorders

Usually your hard drive camcorder will include a video editing program for the hard drive format. But, that may not have all the effects you may need for video editing a professional presentation.