Thanks, Tony. The HF200 is a bit more than I want to spend. And I just bought an HF R11 this morning and an aftermarket battery that claims 4 hours (it has three times the mAh rating of the OEM). I'm still under $300. It has 32gb flash memory built-in and a card slot so I should be good for most shows.
One of the first shows I'll be doing video is Yarn at The Evening Muse 3/21 if you wanna come out.