What camcorder under $500 would you guys recommend?

I'm about to have a baby in the next week or so, and I'd like to get a camcorder!
What camcorder would you recommend to work well with the Mac lifestyle?
I have an iMac 21" + apple TV, and I don't really need HD or anything - just good wquality widescreen footage would be nice to watch on AppleTV once I'm done editing in iMovie.
Any suggestions?
// Martin

A miniDV tape cam will give you lossless quality video, as opposed to other formats that use high compression to store the video files. Definitely avoid any DVD cam, as DVD's are end products and they are not intended for editing purposes.
Since you seem to be new to moviemaking, you may also not know that you can get a free download of iMovie HD6, the previous version of iMovie and many will say the last, best iMovie made. It offers greater editing capabilities and a pro style timeline editing format, as opposed to iMovie 08, which is geared towards the You Tube style moviemaker and has a very different workflow.
If you do decide that HD6 offers more of what you want, you must only consider a miniDV cam with firewire, as iMovie HD6 will only capture from that format. Other format cams will require third party software, extra time and loss of quality in your final production, if you need to import non .dv files into HD6.
Having a tape cam also allows you to always safely keep your original footage, plus make a tape copy of your finished movie by exporting from iMovie HD6 back to your cam. Tapes are far more reliable long term storage media, if stored properly, than any DVD or hard drive will ever be.
Here's the link to the free HD6 download:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html
Here's a link to a camcorder review website to help you decide which way to go. Bear in mind that salespeople are going to direct you to what their store wants you to buy and with the glut of hard drive, flash memory and DVD cams out there, the best format, miniDV, is not getting its fair shake.
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/
Good luck giving birth next week MARTIN - you must be the world's first!!!

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