DVD recording

[Misha Becker]

Dear Info-childes,

Thank you to everyone who responded to my query about recording directy onto
DVD and the use of external microphones w/ video cameras, especially Brian
MacWhinney, Yvan Rose, and Aliyah Morgenstern. I think much of the
discussion was in the open so I won't post a detailed summary (unless
someone wants one). But the gist was that it is a *bad* idea to record
directly to DVD format (nearly everyone who responded strongly favored the
mini-DV format), and it is important to find a model that allows an external
mic to be plugged in (since the internal mics are generally not of high
enough quality). Thanks again to everyone. Your advice has helped me narrow
down my search considerably!

Best wishes,
Misha