K.E.
We have a Flip Mino digital camcorder. It was only about $150 (you can probably find them for less now) and plugs right into your computer with an attached USB plug. It records digitally so you can download the videos onto your computer or some kind of disk or card. It is small enough to fit into your pocket and records about 60 minutes of video. I got this after having a larger camcorder that records onto a tape. It's battery never stayed charged and it was big and bulky. So far we love our Flip camera. The video quality is great and you can email videos or post them on the web for family and friends to see.