-The best place to start is with Sony--find out if the place where you want to buy is an authorized reseller.
-Another place that a number of fellow forum participants frequently recommend is
http://www.resellerratings.com .
I am highly dubious of the claim that there is another version of that camcorder for the USA market. And some places will also falsely claim that the scope of "accessories" includes the battery, the warranty card, the eye cup, the strap, the cables, the remote control... so, needless to say, caveat emptor.