Whats a nice camcorder for making a snowboard video?? i need it to be around ~$250-400. ?

just like the above answer. Just for normal, conventional use, I'd go for the JVC Everio G. It's a Hard Disk drive meaning all your footage is stored on a hard drive on your camcorder. It's inexpensive and the price of it has gone down the past year. At my job, we've actually tested it out to where we had recorded video on the hard drive. We had the camcorder turned on and we dropped it from the 2nd floor of our warehouse and before it even hit the ground, it shuts off and autmatically saves or locks any footage to keep your hard drive protected. So it's pretty well protected. I'd go for it.