I am after some recommendations for a digital video camera, preferably recording to an SDHC card or internal flash memory.

O.I.S. quality is the most important feature as I want to use it mounted in a four wheel drive on rough dirt roads/tracks.

I don't mind whether it is SD or HD, or the aspect ratio since the video will end up on DVD.

I have seen that the Canon Legria HF200 gets some good reviews, does anyone have experience with this model or a similar camcorder?

Thanks!

Camcorderinfo.com has good... uh... camcorder info.

You might want to take a look at the cameras specifically made for the type of application you're talking about. Something like this might suit you well.

Thanks for the links ricin, the camcorderinfo.com site has some good info, especially the graphical results of the OIS tests. It looks as though the Sony HDR-CX500V has the best OIS around at the moment (for consumer grade camcorders). Pity it is about $500 more than the Canon here .

The SmartyCam looks like a great solution for racing, especially if you have the sensor data available, but it is overkill for my usage of just driving along dirt tracks. Also I don't see any mention of image stabilisation although I assume it would have to have it in some form.