Digicam with best video recording

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Vin wrote:
> MY Criteria is:
>
> 4-5 megapixel camera with manual settings, good flash & BEST in class
> video capabilities (unlimited recording limited by media size,
> exposure correction during recording for better quality videos etc)
> for basic in-the-house video needs
>
> Not looking at splurging too much, maybe about $300. I did some
> digging and found that the Sony P73/93 and Nikon 5200 MIGHT offer
> what i want.
>
> Anyone willing to confirm/vouch for them?
>
> TIA,
> Vin

just my humble opinion...if you want to shoot home video - normally from
hand, get a camera with image stabilizer or all your video's will be shaky.
I have Canon S1 IS - 3.2 M, 640x480 30 fps, 10 x optical zoom, image
stabilizer. video size is only limited to 1G, which gives about 8 minutes in
best mode. After that (with larger card) you must stop and start again.
at the end, if you think, 8 minutes is quite enough for home needs. You'll
probably need so long shot very rarely.
BTW...4-5M is definitely not needed for video shooting, since you shoot in
640x480 mode, which gives ONLY 300.000 pixels. But big optical zoom is very
usefull, also beware since not all cameras allow zooming while filming (S1
allows).