Shooting a documentary film in december. need help with choosing a professional movie camera!?

hey everybody.as i said above - i am novice to film making and am attempting to make a documentary film in december. i have no knowledge of film cameras whatsoever so i am asking you guys who know - throw me some names of good use friendly cameras that is affordable. i just have few specifications - must b digitalized i.e hard disk memory quality must b top notch (even if i am shooting a piece of turd it must look fantastic on screen) sound quality must b excellent must hv capability to shoot at night must b software friendly coz i am illiterate in these things. thanks yall.
Answer:

1. Panasonic HVX200. Classic choice - excellent quality for a low-budget shoot, uses flash memory (or external HD) and not tape, hopefully it fits in your budget. 2. What will make that piece of turd look fantastic or not is your cinematography skills. Someone who doesn't know what they're doing will get mediocre results from a $50k film camera, and a great DP can make Sundance-worthy features on the HVX. Get a book or two, practice, and pay attention to LIGHTING. 3. By any professional standard, sound is crap on ANY camera. Research, and for starters get an external condenser mike. 4. http://www.dvinfo.net http://www.microfilmmaker.com http://www.studentfilmmakers.com http://www.equipmentemporium.com/Articles/Articles%20about%20Prod%20Sound.htm

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