What kid of digital video camera should I get?

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What kid of digital video camera should I get?I'm a big fan of Canon when it comes to still cameras, but I'm looking at their line of video cameras and they seem to be a little over-priced and under-spec'ed, not to mention that a lot of the reviews aren't so hot.

I'm depending on this to get me through grad school, which I just started this semester. I'm really getting into video next semester and I'll be doing a documentary for my thesis. My budget is $ 600 - $ 800 but I could go up to $ 1000 for the right camera. HD is a must and it has to be compatible with Adobe Premiere, Adobe AfterEffects and Final Cut Pro. I would prefer flash memory but tape is ok too. Definitely nothing that records directly on DVDs though!

SI
For $ 600-$ 800 I would recommend Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 15x Optical Zoom.1920 x 1080 Full HD recording; 24p Cinema Mode, 30p Progressive Mode.Good video quality.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001OI2Z2I?ie=UTF8&tag=ad107-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001OI2Z2I

but if you can go up more than $ 800, highly recommend Canon VIXIA HFS100 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom.1920 x 1080 Full HD recording; 24p Cinema Mode, 30p Progressive Mode
Stunning HD video quality.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001OI2YZQ?ie=UTF8&tag=ad107-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001OI2YZQ

james
I recommend Canon VIXIA HV40 HD HDV Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26high-price%3D800%26x%3D4%26redirect%3Dtrue%26sort%3Dpmrank%26ref%255F%3Dsr%255Fnr%255Fp%255F36%255F0%26keywords%3Dcamcorder%26low-price%3D700%26bbn%3D172421%26y%3D5%26qid%3D1253023568%26rnid%3D386442011%26rh%3Dn%253A172282%252Cn%253A%2521493964%252Ck%253Acamcorder%252Cp%255F36%253A5000-10000%252Cn%253A502394%252Cn%253A172421&tag=shop-electronics-department-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

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