Just trying to figure out what camera to buy, can't afford a regular video camera. AVI seems to be the popular type now for cameras. If you really want one format over the other, I'd suggest you look at some reviews of the cams you're interested in before buying. www.dpreview.com usually says what movie format the cameras they review are using. Most cheap digital cameras record their video as AVI. It's a very convenient format. Some better ones record as MPG. I haven't seen a good comparison. If you really want to shoot good video, get a real camcorder, not just a digital camera. | 