From Joed:
"Here is the camera I was looking at to replace the Optura:
Panasonic PV-GS180 3 CCD Mini DV Camcorder, 10x Optical/700x Digital Zoom, 2.3 Mega Pixel CCD, Color Viewfinder, 2.5" LCD Screen
The higher up models don’t have Headphone jacks. Weird. Again, I have no experience with it, but the teacher at BAA uses it with his teens, and the B&H sales guy said this is the suggested comparable model to the Optura.
As far as Digital Cameras go, I did not get too far. The Canon A630 looks like a great camera for the money, but it is based on a card system and a AA battery supply. What are the most important qualities would you say for the camera that is purchased? SLR vs. point and shoot; manual settings; scan card vs. other memory.
Joe Douillette"
The nice thing about our current mini-CD Mavica is that the disc media is removable so that we don't have to be in the business of transferring files for our users, and that it uses the same batteries as our portable video cameras. I realize we can't have both features, but the cheap removable media is a major plus in this case, a higher priority.
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