Good camcorder for christmas, please?

Skip to the third paragraph if your too lazy to read this: I have experience with cameras so I am more open to what you can find. I don't mind having to white balance myself, or set the iris myself. Anyways, I asked my parents for a camcorder for christmas and they said that they don't know too much and don't want to get the wrong one so they told me to try and find one.

I started to look up some but I am having trouble finding the best one. So can anyone give me a link to a nice camera that I can ask my parents to get.

-I have 3 yrs of filming experience from my school

-I would prefer a camera to be below or near to $400

-I would like to hook it up to my computer without having to buy extra accessories

-I could care less if I need tape or not

-I would prefer good quality if possible, but remember the price range.

I'm sorry if I am picky about this. Thank you for your help.