Digital Camcorder help

[spidey07]

Man am I ever confused. Wife wants a digital camcorder for her birthday and I have no idea what to buy. Being a gizmo I have to run through all the review sites and figure out what I want.

Anybody know some digital camcorders with these qualities? She's been eyeing the Sony TRV33.

Good video quality
Flexible autofocus
Good low-light performance
Microphone and light attachments
Small - I'm not sure you can get a small camera with good performance?

Thanks in advanced to any DV gurus!

Spidey

 

[rudeguy]

very nice choice in a cam...a very compact cam...if you want a couple more options in that price range check out some JVC cameras...I like the sony's but the jvc does give some features that the sony doesnt

 

[spidey07]

Thanks for the feedback. Went and looked at some cameras today. It really seems like I can get more camera (features/performance) for the money if I go with digital8. I'm wondering if I should save a little money and get a 600-700 dollar digital8 with a nice lense/light/zoom.

True about the JVCs, lots of goodies. Same with some of the panasonics.