what are my options, i know sony, jvc,canon, and panasonic
Im wanting HD with sdcard if possible, good indoor quality
have browsed the web just to be more confused than before, went to buy one 12 months ago, thought stuff it too many options and never bought one
can anyone give some good advice on whats good for around 500 to 700
thanks

You'll be pushing hard to get a HD Camcorder for $700

The closest would be the Panasonic HDC-SD9 camcorder. Grey imports from estores are around te $800+ mark

Other than that the next cheapest I know of is the Sony SR10 for ~$950-$1000.

Thinking about your post some more, do you mean High Definition (HD) or Hard Drive (HDD)? If you want a standard def camcorder with HDD and SD Card recording then there are plenty of options for that price. But like I said, high definition is a different kettle of fish.

EDIT: Canon have a good camcorder for indoor shooting (low light performance is good), but there are a few new camcorders due around October from Sony and Panasonic which should challenge the Canons

i did mean hdd, i was thinking of the sony dcr sr46, Panasonic SDR-H40, and the JVC Everio GZ-MG330, with my preference going for the sony
the only one i couldnt find was a good canon one, canon have a good name in cameras just couldnt find a video camera
any suggestions thanks

I would suggest you edit the title to read "HDD Camcorders" so as not to be misleading.

Im fairly sure im sold on the sony DCR-SR65, i can get it for around $750, are there any others that are worth looking at with same features, or is there any problems with the sony ?
thanks

First search brought up the Sony for $755.

I'd be bargaining hard for under $700 or a combination of tripod, bag, spare battery and media thrown in for $750-$800

Don't forget you'll need PC video editing SW as well which starts from ~$120 for a better finished product