Look at the casing of the video cassette to see if you can identify the type of cassette. 15 years, and they have been fantastic. Go with DVD or tape, rather than a hard drive. If the something goes wrong with the hard drive, you have most likely lost your valuable footage. If you are using DVD or tape, then if the worst happens and you lost all power, the DVD and tape can be salvaged, so all is not lost. Sony is the very good also, but try to buy the best you can afford, because in video cameras, you really get what you pay for. Any 3ccd video camera with audio inputs will do it. Get a good sound mixer and boom also.

Try Sony, Canon, JVC and Panasonic 3ccd cameras.