You have several options. One being buy a Hybrid (or as some are calling it a Tribrid). That is a camcorder that has DvD + 8gig built in memory + Flash Memory expansion. That way you can record to the internal memory and record to the DvD only what you want. You can also record to Flash Memory to decide later what you want to do with the footage.
As for the 60GB camcorder you can get a Digital Bridge such as the Dazzle from Pinnacle. You can connect to a stand alone DvD Burner. If you have a Blu-ray player and your friends also have a Blu-ray or PS3 you can copy AVCHD files to your computer and burn directly to disk and they will play on a Blu-ray unit. All options are fairly easy to operate and use.

Without knowing what you have access to I can only suggest options.
1.If you have or know someone who has a stand alone DvD Burner, one that connects to a TV, you can connect to it with the A/V(Audio/Video) Cables and record a DvD.
2.Same as above but with a VHS.
3.Purchase a bridge such as the Dazzle from Pinnacle to capture the footage and convert it to a standard AVI to view on computers and burn to a CD.
4.Take the footage to you nearest BestBuy and have the Geek Squad see what they can do.

You might want to take it to your nearest BestBuy and have the Geek Squad take a look at it. They will suggest the best action to take.

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