Camera wise, it depends entirely on your budget. Professional DV cameras cost tens of thousands of dollars so obviously you aren't going near those, but "pro-sumer" miniDV cameras are will give you a relatively good image and the most bang for your buck; the Panasonic DVX100 is practically the standard for this, and if you are going this route i recommend this camera and this camera alone, and you can find it for about $3000 or so nowadays. If you are thinking camcorder style, ie under $1000, there are a bunch out there that i have seen some people using but i am not very knowledgable about these; some DV websites have good lists. You can probably find a used Sony PD-150 for under $1000, which is pretty good considering that this was the best in pro-sumer technology less than five years ago.