Digital Camera or Video Camera?

[Gandalf]

I was wondering if a Digital CAMERA or Digital VIDEO Camera would be better for me.

I personally wont make too many videos, so the camera would be useful.

I would just be using the camera to take pictures of my rig and stuff, and whenever I go out, but a video camera would be cool too.

So, do you guys have Digital VIDEO cameras or just Digital Cameras?

Which would be better for me?

[Monaco]

Any halfway decent digital camera will be able to record video. If you don't think you really NEED a vidcam, get a regular still cam. When needed, you can still make videos with it. Maybe not as long or as high-quality as a vidcam, but close. And a still cam is a WHOLE lot cheaper than a dedicated digital vid cam! Cheapest I've seen is around a thousand bucks for a vidcam worth owning.

I have a $50 still cam here that will store 8 seconds of video at 12FPS internally or an unlimited amount at 24FPS when you save it to your hard drive. Still cams have gotten super cheap lately.

[windyridge]

some digicams come with video recording
most let you record up to 1 min which plenty for me. just look at the features

[Gandalf]

Wow, I never knew still cams could record!

I think I am positive that I will go with a still now!

Thanx everyone!