[Tristrami]

Hi,

I'm looking to get a decent MiniDV Camcorder for under $1000 but many seem to have a still photo feature--I have a good digital camera, so i don;t realy want/need that. Do they sell such a beast? I need firewire output too, but otherwise none of the fancy stuff...thanks!

[nitram_again]

Ignore the still picture feature on the DV camera then. The ones that have it seem to have it as a low cost bonus feature. My advice would be to buy a camera for the features that it has, not the ones it lacks. And make sure to check Apple's iMovie compatibility page or check the compatibility yourself before purchase.

Here's a site where you can compare many features: http://www.dvspot.com/reviews/cameraList.php
iMovie compatibility: http://www.apple.com/imovie/compatibility.html