Ah yes... Been there and done that. One note though... Editing looks much better when you shoot with similar cameras. I may be purchasing another one of these Aipteks if I do much more filming as my old Sony just won't cut it any more.
That laptop idea isn't too bad. Most of the time when I record things, I have one stationary camera and one free-hand camera. In your case you could have the one with the laptop as the stationary one. Perhaps even get a wireless mic set and have the receiver captured directly to the computer as well...
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