I currently shoot documentaries the 'old' way with a Panasonic HDX900 taped based HD camera. I am looking for a second camera that I can easily carry to remote locations to basically capture stock footage. I don't need long run times to shoot interviews etc.

Which DSLR with HD recording capabilities would yield the best quality images? Amongst the top contenders, I guess this comes down to the compression used by the camera. Ideally there would be a solution giving RAW files or something similar but I guess that is called a RED.

Thanks for your advice.

David Wright
www.lunaseafilms.com

For your purposes it seems the Canon 5D MKII would be ideal. If you're going for stock footage, having 1080P would be preferable, I'd think.