What is the best high definition camcorder?

Which High Definition camcorder is good one? ?

• my requirements are as follows: 1) I need Excellent Video & Audio quality 2) I need More Battery life. 3) I need Flash meomory(1st preference ) then HDD or DVD 4) I need good Optical stabilisation feature 5) I need Manual controls like Shutter speed, Aperter mode, and ( if Lens ring adjustement then added Benefit to me) 6) HDMI terminals..... Mini or normal size is ok 7) I Like Wide angle video shooting.. so which Brand Lens i need to purchase to fit My camcorder 8) Any brand is ok, My looking Max 1000 including all accessories Please let me know if anybody know the Info...

• Answer:

  1) If you really need "Excellent Video", then you need miniDV tape. Leat amount of compression applied to the digital video stream when compared to the flash, HDD and DVD similarly priced camcorders. If you really need "Excellent Audio" then you need a camcorder with manual audio control. 2) No camcorder comes with a good battery in the box. Get an optional high capacity battery. 3) See #1. If you are still convinced this is what you need, then look at the Panasonic DVX100 series. HDD has too many problems with vibration and high altitude parking the heads protecting the platters. Skip HDD cams. DVD camcorders compress more than the others. The barely make decent doorstops. The easiest thing for you todo is pretend they do not exist. 4) If you are expecting optical stabilization to give you steady video when handheld, then you probably need to learn this on your own. Humans cannot hold staedy for any length of time - We were not desigend that way. Never shoot handheld. There is NO optical (or electronic) stabilization that will provide long-time stable video when you are handheld. 5) That is easy, see the response at the end. 6) Any high definition camcorder release from the manufactures in the last couple of years will have HDMI. 7) Get the wide angle (0.7x) lens from the manufacturer. See the response at the end. 8) ALL accessories? Not going to happen if you buy from a reputable dealer. Canon HV30.