In reply to StefanB:
> Also, apart from the action shooting, a small camera with loads of ways to attach to to things opens up a lot of creative possibilities to make your videos more interesting.
If you go down the road of a action camera then the best attachment that you can buy to improve image stability is a gimbal. Those things take your videos onto a whole new level with mages that are more pleasurable to view compared to a subject bouncing all over the place.
They aren't cheap, but worth it for image quality and can be used for smartphones too.
http://swiftcam.com/
BTW, still got my camcorder for sale.