The things I would look for are whether you will edit the videos  or not. I
personally own a fire wire card in my computer , and like diting my videos
sometimes selecting pictures from it.

So I personally would never get any camera that did not have fire wire
capability. Other than that the repply to yopu about doing research is
valid. Rent or borrow a Cancorder get a foundation of what you like doing,
see which Camcorders do it best by reading reviews. I borrowed Sony
camcorders for my learning.
What will you be doing with the videos is what you need toask yourself.
Initially I wanted to make a video of My Island in Hawaii about the volcano,
the Island comarison to other Islands , my home and my farm. I wanted that
to send it to my best friends one in florida one in California. After
playing with the video clips and seeing what my friends had in computers I
realized that one friend was without a computer and the other was not
wishing to learn about software needed to see my vids. I started to just
making frames of the best possible shots and oddly enough the under 1
megapixel og 640x400 res was enough to convey what my Hawaii looks like. Now
I have decided to just get a digital camera and get a higher resolution
pictures for more precise details to the same friends and my New York and
California based Family, and to prospective mates I seek on the internate of
the feminen gender, so they get to see me myIsland and my home and the
esthetic beauty of little details of Hawaii.

I hope that helps.
Dick in Hawaii
"charp" <danielscott@softcontrol.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi There
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> I'm looking at buying a digital camcorder for the first time any idea on
the
> type of questions i should be asking the sales people in the stores i
visit?
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> What should i be looking for in a digital camcorder?
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