Both Lee and Marty say to make sure to buy a decent camera too.

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You buy a video camera and toss the manual--yet the thing is designed to let you perform basic tasks with no training.

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Or you could just buy a new camera.

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The question now is whether to go the whole hog and buy a serious digital camera for work as well as play.

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Although the new apps and software add a level of attractiveness for shoppers looking to buy a new video camera, it hardly matters to Cisco stock.

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Customers could buy a cheap digital video camera, plug it into their cable box, and engage in videoconferences using their TV.

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After that, you either have to empty the camera into a computer -- awkward on holiday -- or buy memory cards that function like extra rolls of film.

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"I'd buy half a loaf of bread, cut the inside of the bread, and put the camera in there, " Magubane says.

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