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I am after a camcorder to work with my future 17" imac.. i have a budget of up-to £330 (£350 is pushing it as i need to buy a tripod)

Canon MVX460 is what i had in mind. If not any other suggestions?

Features i require>
1. 16:9 Widescreen
2. Ease to use but NO editing functions as i want todo this on the imac
3. MiniDV (as i been recommended this in another post)

I am new to shooting video so this is one concern i have.. i have seen that light can be a problem when shooting.. however i dont want special features to make light a friend and not foo.. reason is i want to create true light videos so if there is a person standing in front a bright light i want that person to appear black and not full of colour as real life it wouldn't be.. if that makes sense? i will be shooting wildlife and transport videos including music videos for a friend.. any suggestions would be great :)
 
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sony dcr-hc42 if you can find it. does the canon support firewire cause you are gonna need it.
 
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the canon camcorder has ilink which is firewire.. both in and out :) the sony cam is way out my budget.. looks nice tho.

As for the link ive book marked that and will read it tonight when i get home. thanks
 

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