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Sony Handycam HDR-CX12 Flash Media Camcorder
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$1,400.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars motion did not seem to be an issue (taping out the side of a moving car, recording the joust or sword fighters at a renaissance festival, etc.)
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars my son's pee-wee football games look like espn hd!
Positives: Good Display, , Easy To Use, Recording Format: Flash Media
 
Read the Wize buying guide
Wize Buying Guide for Sports
While most Digital Video (DV) and DVD cameras in today’s marketplace are more than capable of filming sports at a near-professional, non-blurring quality, you should consider your specifics needs before you make your purchase.

If you want to edit your footage -- say, make a highlight reel of a 90-minute sports match -- miniDV cameras are your best bet. These cameras record in native HDV formats that can be imported into PC editing software, then burned to CDs in MPEG2 or AVI formats or as a DVD ISO rip. They generally come with firewire or USB cabling for easy import to PCs.

Other formats, such as DVD cameras, record footage in compressed MPEG2 or AVI formats. This can lead to more frustration and lower quality during the editing process.

MiniDV cameras range in price from $1000 for lower-end models up to and $4000 or more for advanced, feature-rich models. You can find DVD cameras can for $500 or less. However, if you plan to do editing, you will need software and hardware to “rip” the DVD footage onto your PC, which can compound your production costs.
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