FS100 - my first digital camcorder

I was looking for a camera to start producing online video.  I had lights and other equipment from my still photography days, but I wanted a camera with an external microphone input.  This was an absolute requirement...but hardly any consumer grade cameras have mic inputs anymore.  I also wanted a flashdrive...no tapes or discs.  I bought two 8-gig SDHC cards, so I can record about 3 hours and the battery life of the camera is about 3 hours.  So considering the flash drive and mic input, this was the only camera I could find without going pro-sumer can paying a lot of money.