I recommend the Flip Mino, which is a small, lightweight, idiot-proof, digital video camera. Simply point and click. The original was the Flip, which is larger. Then, they came out with the Flip Mino, which is smaller, and easy to tuck in a purse or pocket. (They just came out with a HD High Def version, but I do not recommend you get this one because it requires much more bandwith - the files are much larger). I bought my Flip Mino on Amazon.com for $179, but they are available now for $159.
You can email your videos, or upload them directly to YouTube. You can see some videos I took recently here.
