Later, use the line out connector to send sound to the computer via the line-in connector on the sound card.
Tape is cheap.
When using a camcorder put the machine on a tripod. These devices are available almost anywhere. They have good sound. The Reasons During a September 1999 session, we recorded a pair of audio files for a group of people who were preparing a multi-media presentation. During that session we demonstrated a good technique for clean sound recordings on the computer.