Why Mini-DV is the Best Format for Editing (For Now)
Not only are there many models of camcorders to choose from today, but there are different Camcorder Recording Formats to choose from as well. The 3 main camcorder recording formats are: Mini-DV, DVD and Hard Disc Drive (HDD) camcorders.
This video tutorial explains why the Mini-DV camcorder is the way to go.
NOTES/TIPS
<!–startadsense–>Mini-DV, DVD and Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Camcorders record their videos into different medium. Different medium also means the video data is stores in different formats.
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The Mini-DV tape stores the video files in the .AVI format.
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The DVD stores the video files in MPEG-2 format.
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The Hard Disc Drive (HDD) camcorders also stores in MPEG-2 format although there’s some new high-end ones that are starting to store in an improved MPEG-4 format.

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