Thanks WM,

I'm going over to Wally World to try the models I'm considering. I don't want a lot of bells and whistles cause I know I won't use it constantly. Also, they have a 30 day return policy for any reason without a restocking fee.

I really want one for tonight. Our son's band is performing and I want to be there with a working camcorder, lol.

I'm leaning toward the Sony model though. I really like the Carl Zeiss lens, and this one comes standard with it.

I'm going to try out the Canons in the same price range too and compare the picture quality of what I record.