Why do I need a camcorder?

The answer is of course that you don't.  We are often bulldozed into buying things we don't need but I'm assuming that if you've reached this page you've at least got a passing interest in camcorders.

I have to say that when I first started training I thought Jamie was a bit thick and I could never understand why we went wrong so many times and why he did the annoying things he kept doing such as knocking a pole on a 180 degree turn.  Then we bought a digital camera on which we could record a small amount of video and I saw myself running Jamie for the first time.  It was a revelation.  All the things the trainer had told me and I hadn't quite believed were there in glorious technicolour.    At last I could start to put my mistakes right. 

Before long I found that the camera wasn't enough for this use as it didn't have enough recording time.  We bought a better camera with a better video option and we also bought a camcorder on which we could record 90 minutes of video. This has proved invaluable when training Sasha.  I can set the camcorder up and switch it on to record and I can record all the training I'm doing with her at home.  When I look back at the recording I can see which bits are going right and which bits of training need more work.  I can see exactly what I'm doing wrong and I can ask for advice on how to correct it if I still don't get anywhere.  For me, a camcorder has been an excellent training tool.