Once again, thanks a lot.

Once again, thanks a lot. I have been reading these articles on videoguys.com you told me about and I am starting to understand things a little better. One thing I keep reading is that they say go to the store and try the video cameras out. The only thing is, I live out in the middle of no where and the closest best buy and stuff like that is an hour and a half away. So its not that easy. So do you guys have any final suggestions on what to get? I have seen a lot of people saying canon hv30/40 but don’t know if this would be right. Also, since im not skilled, do these things have like auto focus or anything? Because I think that may be something I need. 😛