Depends what you mean by expensive.... The Canon VIXIA HF S200 is an amazing near pro quality camcorder that sells for $752.00. A few years ago, it would have gone for over a thousand for all it's features. Very nice, tapeless, shoots beautiful HD video. I love it.
The Sanyo VPC-FH1A has some issues with the image stabilization, focus, and the mic isn't that sensitive. It's an OK toy, but but it just feels a bit glitchy.