Thread: HD camera for cinema student

Hi, this is my first post eheh.

I'm a cinema student in Portugal, and i wanna to buy a HD camcorder! I am searching but there's a lot of brands and models and i don't know what camera is the best for me.

I want a camera to film some short movies but it have to be compact to take it to travel. (no semi-professional cameras)

I've already read some nice reviews about Canon hv40 and i think that is a nice camera but i want to buy one that have Hard Drive.
Anyone know what camera is apropriate for me?

Briefly:

A camera that can be more manual possible
Versatile to attach mics and accessories
Nice quality
Hard Drive

My English is not very good but I think that people understand.

Many thanks!

Panasonic HS300