Mini-DV is very much better in quality.Those DVD camcorders compress the video into mpeg-2 format and is not good to work with when editing.The mini-DV camcorder is fast and quick to use. Some (maybe all) DVD camcorders are like the recordable DVD recorders in your living room. The DVDs need to "boot up" take time and format. With a mini-DV, you have already captured that once-in-a-lifetime moment that the DVD camcorder missed. Mini-DV allows you to be more creative on the spot.I love to edit, and mini-DV is for you.