Forget any HDD or flash card camera they do not video fast action well, unless you are going to mount it on a tripod there will be no point in getting a camera with a zoom more than 20x. only look for optical zoom, NEVER digital zoom, this is totally useless, the quality will take a dive.
You will be best served with a Mini-dv (tape).
Under 2gs can we have that in real money or am I being dumb!
RR