Hi Amelia.
These days there are too many choices for the kind of camera that you seek without narrowing the field a bit.
There are HD cams, SD cams, Cams that record directly to DVD, cams with built in hard drives, flash memory card cams, and of course MiniDV cams. All of which can handle what you want to do.
So.....Here's a few things you may want to keep in mind.
1: HD cams require HD editing software and not all editing programs include HD support. Not sure if you are currently using HD and prepared for that or if you are hoping to use existing software that may not support HD.
2: Not all of the hard drive based cameras have firewire ports. Most of them have HDMI but when I was researching this, back in August, I was unable to find HDMI cards for importing to my computer from those cameras. They do offer USB but IMO, that option sucks. I'm a Sony fan (other than their computers and car audio) and although other brands do offer this, I was unable to find a single small Sony Hi-Def hard drive camera with firewire so I opted to stick with MiniDV.
3: Lux factor. Considering that you want to shoot in bars or what have you, you may want to think about how much light the camera needs to capture a decent image. Using a camera with a lower Lux may be a better option and allow you to avoid bringing a light into the situation. Video lights are just one more thing to break or get lost on your tipsy nights out.
I ended up buying a Sony
HDR-HC7 because it fit my needs perfectly for the project it was intended for. It also has a hot shoe that you can mount a light on if needed. The Lux rating is 2 in normal mode and it also offers night vision which can be fun under the right circumstances.
Unfortunately I have zero experience with the kind of mics that you are referring to so I have nothing to offer you on that topic.
