Picture Perfect

The latest trend in improving one's tennis strokes is recording yourself.

Camcorders have become really cheap these days. You can get a decent one for just over two hundred dollars. But the real question is what kind?

You have mini-DV's which are like videotapes, then mini-DVDs, DVDs, and hard-drive recorders. You have standard definition and high definition. It's really hard to pick.

Fortunately, I found a site that made a suggestion, which was to go with mini-DVs. The reason was two-fold. First, the cameras are cheap. Second, they produce good resolution video. The other formats apparently aren't ready for prime-time.

They even suggested getting one of the Canon ZR series which allows shutter control. So that's probably what I will do, and see how I fare.