Video Camera Advice

[antifish225]

Hey - need to get a new video camera, it has been 8+ years since I have been shoping for one and did a quick search and saw that there are ALLOT of options (Hard Drives, DVD drives, etc) - I know VERY LITTLE and am looking for a mid/upper end camera that:

- Is easy to use
- Is easy to watch/transfer the videos
- Can take a hald decent digital still picture as well (maybe dreaming here?, don't know)

Any advice or recos would be highly apprecaited - THANKS - AF