Video Camera?

Following on from Admin's You Tube channel thread (which appears to have died a death?) I have decided I need to drag myself, kicking and screaming into the 21st Century.

With the ability to upload to You Tube I need to look at purchasing a budget video-cam.

How much am I looking at price-wise? What do I need to be looking for to video a 5 to 10 minute video? Is it a case of pressing a button (don't want anything too complicated).
I like the idea of the little screen at the side of the vid cam to see what you are videoing.

Do all cams have sound enabled so people can here my dulcet tones while I am filming?

That's enough questions to begin with, any comments and recommendations would be appreciated.

Ta muchly.

Still in the pipeline Vinny Like all things it takes time.

I am talking about  with a seasoned  youtuber about how to allow multiple users to upload and how best to launch....so watch this space.