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Originally posted by DavidI
The purpose is for supervisors to be able to videotape events as they unfold on the streets. Sometimes people make allegations against police which may or may not be true. These allegations are investigated at the onset to prove or disprove them. We interview suspects, witnesses, and the scene.

The problem we have is that the camcorder must be simple to use, somewhat rugged, and low light capable.

If anyone has a particular model that they recommend, I'd appreciate it. Thanks, David
The suggestion above will probably work for you.

Do not buy a DVD cam, my frustration with them is the fact that you have to wait 4-10 second after hitting the record button for the DVD to get to speed and it actually records.

4 seconds may not sound like a lot but its a lifetime, I missed so many things with my DVD camera because what I wanted to record was over by the time it was ready to record.

I bought some JVC clearance model Mini DV cameras at a local warehouse store, I paid $250 for them, they turn on really fast and record up to an hour on a tape in digital format. If one fell and broke I only paid $250 for it so I was not heartbroken over its loss.
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