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Hey Guys,

I am sending one of my marketing guys out to The Mandalay Bay in Vegas in September for 5 days to shoot a conference my company will be at. We have been using the Canon 60D for video we shoot in our makeshift studio at the office, but that won't cut it for the Vegas trip.

We are looking for something that:

1. Will shoot for a couple of hours without overheating or running into any filesize/time limitations (The 60D maxes out at 12 minutes. We know there are hacks around this but we're not interested in pursuing those at this time).
2. Will deliver a quality image in a range of environments such as a show environment (inside, well light stage, no lighting around the audience), on the move (both inside and out), low-light conditions etc.
3. Has (or can be ordered with) some kind of shoulder or other stabilizing device for walking while shooting.
4. Can integrate with an external mic (we have the Tascam DR40 field recorder)
5. Has cost-effective lense options

Budget - I am not sure sure at this point. Thinking $1,000-$1,500 - so not a huge amount of money.

Hit me with your suggestions!!!

Cheers,