It really depends upon what your needs are. Each type of camcorder has pros and cons. For example DVD records at a lower quality than MiniDV, but it is convenient because you record on DVD and then you can watch it on DVD forever.MiniDV takes some time and/or money to transfer it to DVD, just to make it easy to watch.HDD camcorders record at or better than DVD camcorders, but lower than MiniDV. But you can store 7-40 hours of footage on an HDD camcorder before you have to transfer it to your computer and then to DVD.Here are a few links for you that compare the three:http://www.dvdigest.net/Page.asp?Nav...?NavID=139Good luck!