Sanyo Xacti

I've thought about it and I am really liking the Sanyo Xacti.
Especially this model:
http://sanyo.com/xacti/english/products/vpc_cs1/index.html

Then I can do my silly video processing and perhaps play with this method:

Nikon manuals for download

http://web.mit.edu/vap/downloads/manuals/