can anyone recomend a wide angle video camera

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Sony has announced the NEX-VG10E video camera, to be shipped in September.
Consensus on the web is that the video companies are going to eventually stifle the video-enabled DSLR.

The new video NEX uses the same lens mount as the NEX3 and NEX5 still cameras, but is a video camera all the way: video-optimized lens (28-300mm equivalent), video-optimized audio (quad capsule spatial array stereo, mic jack, plus headphone monitoring), both rear and viewfinder LCDs, AVCHD format (full 1080i at 24 Mbps bandwidth and 60 fps max). And it takes 14mp stills.  The new Sony has Autofocus
Video and audio control, Shallow DOF capabilities, and use of existing lenses.

DSLR-video is getting squeezed from all sides; video cameras, cellphones, and the compact camera market proving that they can do competent HD video for casual situations, the need for "casual" video in DSLRs is going to be wasted money soon.