You’d probably look for so

You’d probably look for something marked as HDV, but you shouldn’t get the idea that hard diskcamcorders are unprofessional. Most consumer editing software does not support MPEG-2 (MOD and TOD files), you’re right.

If HD is not essential for you, I would go with the CannonMiniDVGL1 or GL2. If you are serious about a prosumerHDV, you might want to look at a higher budget.

Hope this helps