you know the best manufacturer

you know the best manufacturerBuy the most expensive, and impress your friends.

you know the best manufacturer

There is no such thing.
If you are new to everything you have two options. 1) close your eyes and buy the most expensive thing you can afford and hope that the OLD logic "you almost always get what you pay for" is true..2) you spend 2-3 weeks educating yourself, instead of posting, read and search other posts, read CNET reviews, looks for othe rforums and make your opinion.
Good luck

I'm just saying in your opinion what have you all come across that would seem the most for what it is

Considering the majority of the threads are about Canons I would assume they are a safe bet.

it's quite clear that Canon camcorders are the best in the world.

Sony is a close second.

Panasonic & JVC are distant third and fourth.

actually i totally disagree. My opinion is Sony are ahead of Canon. I used to put Panasonic then JVC then Canon. I am not so sure about JVC anymore, but Panasonic and Canon are battling it out in the professional world for 2nd place, but Canon has the edge on Panasonic on consumer camcorders. Canon do not make anything quite like HDCAM-SR, XDCAM HD422 or XDCAM EX in the professional market. Sony's Exmor CMOS sensors have worked their way down to the consumer cameras.

afaik, canon has never made a professional video camera, but they do make pro video camera lenses... sony can't compete in the canon pro glass marketplace.

lets see what canon brings to the table with the their next prosumer camera... the big question is, will it be hdv? i'm betting that they will have to match what panasonic did with the hmc150.

What is the best type of camcorder to buy
you know the best manufacturer

How much money do you want to spend?

Are you interested in High Definition or Standard Definition.

Do you like to edit video?

What still cameras have you had and how long do you use them?

Are you interested in a consumer camcorder or prosumer?

Do you plan on creaing videos for family or for professional purposes?

What experience have you had in videography?

Which do you prefer more, beer or wine?



Rich

How much money do you want to spend?
any where from 500 to maybe 800 plus what i get with it
Are you interested in High Definition or Standard Definition.
probably HD but only if you can play HD on a standard tv
Do you like to edit video?
probably one day
What still cameras have you had and how long do you use them?
nothing too good just a basic 2MP digital
Are you interested in a consumer camcorder or prosumer?
Im not sure of the difference
Do you plan on creaing videos for family or for professional purposes?
for family and neighbors and stuff not professional
What experience have you had in videography?
well ive had a camcorder but an old one the mini tapes that go into a bigger vhs holder
Which do you prefer more, beer or wine?
never had any dont know 16 years old

How much money do you want to spend?
any where from 500 to maybe 800 plus what i get with it

Maybe the Canon HF10 or HF11
You might look here:
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Camcorderinfo-com-Select-Awards-2008-35688.htm



Rich

afaik, canon has never made a professional video camera, but they do make pro video camera lenses... sony can't compete in the canon pro glass marketplace.

lets see what canon brings to the table with the their next prosumer camera... the big question is, will it be hdv? i'm betting that they will have to match what panasonic did with the hmc150.

Sony don't even make lenses anymore do they? consumer cams have Carl Zeiss lenses. Broadcast uses Fujinon and Canon lenses.