This is the JVC GY-HM700U . Is on my wish list for a distant christmas. One of the reasons I want a camera like this is because of the solid state recording technology. I still have a lot of time and research to do before I make a decision.

Personally I hate capturing footage from miniDV tapes. Imagine you have a 2 hour show to edit. That's 2 hours to record it plus another 2 hours to capture, not including the time you'll spend editing. Now what if you have that same situation, only 3 cameras were used for the shoot. That's 2 hours to record it plus 6 hours to capture if you're doing all that yourself. Not to mention the amount of time you'll go over all that footage and edit.

With SD cards (solid state) the footage gets transfered to your computer like files on a hard drive. Now that's 2 hours to record plus 45 minutes tops to transfer all those files. It's an amazingly helpful technology in the video industry.