Camcorder Advice Please?

So, we are shopping last minute for a new camcorder before our little guy is born. I'm torn: HD mini DV camcorder, or do I go with a Hard Drive camera??? I'm terrible at downloading family movies--I've got 6 years worth of tapes that we've never seen, from the old big ones, to the mini DV ones, so I need something that is not going to be hard to figure out! Any suggestions out there? Thanks!