depends. i take stills with my camcorder, which is not really good, and they are okay for web use when the lighting is good but i wouldn't compare them with the big beautiful stills that we get with the camera.

one thing for sure - my stills are better quality than vidcaps when shot at 640x480 but the quality degrades as the size goes up. i have seen a couple camcorders that take better pics but most - even the higher priced ones - take worse pics. why not take the camcorder to the same room you would be shooting in, set up your lights and take a few pics of a friend at several sizes - then see how they look?