Okay, so I want to get a camera so that I can make short films. I'm really interested in filming and so I want to get a camera and see how far I can take it on my own.

I'm asking here because at first I was looking into buying a DVD camcorder but from my understanding they can't film more than 30 minutes or so before maxing out as far as memory is concerned.

So assuming I have a price range of up to 1000 thousand American dollars but obviously the lower the better, what kind of camera/camcorder/whatever am I looking?


Looking for it to record at least 1024-768 or better, and most importantly have a lot of recording time (>45 minutes). I hear sound is quite important but it is tertiary on my list of importance to the two formentioned things.

Thanks so much in advance.