Help picking out a new video camcorder...what format do I use?

Help! I want to purchase a new HD video camcorder. I want a good unit with a limit being close to the $1,000 range. I will make some short movies and am struggling with what to purchase. I use FCE 4.01 for most of my editing, and sometimes I will use iMovie as well.
My struggle is the format. I've read so much stuff that I'm confused on what to purchase. I've used MiniDV in the past, yet there are a number of other formats out now and it appears that many of them will not work with my gear.
Can someone just give me a straight answer, do I stay with a tape unit, even though they are phasing this out? Or do I purchase another type of format. It needs to work with my MAC and not have any problems, hangups, or have to go through various steps and other programs to be able to use it. So simplicity is important. But I also don't want to be hard headed if I need to use another format.
Your help is very much appreciated.
Mike

Mike Domke wrote:
.. AVCHD... I can use it, but it must be converted even though my MAC and FCE support the AVCHD format.
'supports' means: import from. - then, under the hood, out of your control, hidden in the woods.. ooops... - AVCHD gets converted into an edit-intermediate. you can not edit AVCHD natively on a Mac with iM or FCE. this transformation is mainly lossless. only thing, you'll notice: the content from you 8GB-SDcard grabs 40-60GBs on your Mac! => so high compressed is AVCHD, and for edit, you need each frame of video free accessible.. files get expanded..
As for easy to use, the HDV on miniDV tape is smooth. The biggest drawback is the length of time that it takes to import into the computer. And of course the fact that it is outdated.
naw, not outdated.. on a semi-pro level, tape is still #1. and that real-time import.. as a hobbyist, I'm not in a hurry..
biggest advantage: actually HDV is the ONLY format which allows to play-out your HiDef projects back to some media (=tiny miniDVtapes) .. AVCHD is one-way-only.. when edit done, then...? BluRay? extra costs, 'cause 3rd party solutions needed. MediaCenter? Extra.. AppleTV? No support of FullHD.. yet. Tape, Holocrystal, The Cloud...? Nope. AVCHD-sourced-projects can only be stored on harddrives. and even more harddrives.. you need additional harddrives for backups of the harddrives .. ... .. ... ...
I was actually thinking Canon based on all the reviews I have been reading.
they have an excellent reputation (some miniDVs acted iffy..) , Canon builds its own components, Canon is a brand in professional broadcasting.. I like them.. allthough my actual cam is a Sony :)))

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