Can anyone recommend a moderate priced camcorder to use with I movie 08'...

I recently purchased a i mac OSX version 10.5 and would like to buy a new camcorder. I would like recommendations for a good moderately priced camcorder to use with i movie 08 or i dvd. Thanks.

Take a look at the Panasonic line of miniDV tape cams. Their better cams have 3CCD's, which is desirable.
If you think you may wish to use iMovie 06, the earlier and, in the opinion of many iMovie faithful, the best iMovie version, you will require a miniDV tape cam with a Firewire port. Hard drive or DVD cams will not work with iMovie 06.
If you choose a format other than miniDV, make sure the cam chosen is on Apple's compatibility list and be aware that even that is no guarantee of glitch free connection to your Mac, as can be seen in the iMovie 08 postings.
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