Want to purchase new camera for mac mini

I am new to the Mac world and would like to know what type of camera would be good for the Mac? I have a 9 month old son and two very good friends who have 2 year old and i would like to be able to record and then edit and make to DVD's for family/friends viewing. I would appreciate any help.

Right now i have the DCR DVD203 but it doesnt look to be compatible with the Mac. I am also afraid to put those little DVD's into the drive since it looks like they may not eject.

Get a MiniDV based camera...
You can transfer the material over via firewire and edit it properly, which isn't really possible with the mini-dvd based ones.

So: MiniDV with Firewire port and you should be fine.

Aptmunich said:

Get a MiniDV based camera...
You can transfer the material over via firewire and edit it properly, which isn't really possible with the mini-dvd based ones.

So: MiniDV with Firewire port and you should be fine.

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Any particular brand or model? We have a local best buy that I get all my electronics from and they usually have a good selection.

I'm not really up-to-date with the current crop of devices, but I'm sure you can find a recent review of DV-Cams online somewhere...

Some of the newer models have multiple ccd chips on them, which is supposed to improve colour balance - but that's all I've really heard recently

I'm get one that's not too bulky, has fairly good battery life and is easy to use (but not too limited in featureset).

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I have the cannon xl2 and really love it, but there is a consumer model named the GL which is similar but is smaller does not have some of the more confusing features and the lens does not come off.. check it out. you might like it

Thank you all for your help and advice. I went ahead and got the Canon ZR500. I went to camcorderinfo.com and they gave it some pretty good reviews for an entry level MiniDV. It looks like what I need to get started.