Camera and Camcorder.all in ONE SLR?

I have a Nikon D80 SLR. I wanted to buy a camcorder to take videos of my first child. But people are telling me to instead upgrade to a SLR that shots both photos and videos like the D7000.

Should I do this? Or just purchase it separately.

If your main objective is to take video over stills then I would buy a dedicated camcorder. If you;re mostly taking photos with the occasional video then going with a new dlsr may be the answer. Just make sure you get a model that autofocuses in movie mode. Many of the lower priced dslr's don't.

One thing about the slur cameras that take video is that it generally has a shallow depth of field. So i would recommend getting a camcorder

D7000 is awesome, Full HD or HD video with AF is an excellent feature. Of course, it's got great still image performance too.

Here's a post called 'Buying a DSLR, what's important, megapixels, features and which one to buy - http://www.the-dslr-photographer.com/2009/03/which-dslr-to-buy.html

Good luck! The site has many more tutorials and tips!