[X4U] Camcorders w/built-in HD: any experiences?

[zapcat]

I'm kinda lookin at camcorders with built-in hard drives and  
wondering how good they are? Tape, as we all know, has it's pitfalls,  
plus, it's a consumable which I'd rather not pay to have  
manufactured, to store, and ultimately to dispose of.

are the hard drive camcorders easy on batteries?

IIRC, NTSC snorks up about 13GB per hour. I don't know about HD. What  
kind of recording lengths can be gotten (assuming you have enough  
batteries?)

thanks!

zc