digital video cameras

[slowSSer]

well, the kiddo's due mid august and the wife says that a video cam sounds like a good idea. who am I to argue about a new techie toy?

so, what's good and what am I supposed to look for?

what I'd like:
something not too huge
i'm willing to spend a little more green for quality
it'd be nice if it also shot good quality stills
something durable (the wifey drops stuff- a lot)

what i've had good use of in the past:
Canon
HP (the 512 is still one of the best cameras i've ever used, albeit only 2 mp)
Sony

[Kid A]

just picked this up a few weeks ago. this is our second olympus..liked first one enought to buy another.

this one works pretty well but main reason we selected this one was slim size.

decent functionality but do not think can do burst mode

think we paid $175 and came with memory card as well.

btw- congrats and good luck on addition to household



FE-230

[roadkillross]

i ahve a canon that does wonders, the SD series