Hi Davey,
Well, €300—€800 means that shipped your camera cannot exceed $1070 or so…there are several of the Canon line cameras that have your specs, for well under that price.
http://estore.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10051&storeId=10051&productId=174000&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=12146&top_category=12077
^^That one has a 60GB internal HDD, plus SDHC Flash cards, and comes in at around $899.00 (plus shipping).
I also noticed that JVC also has cameras around that same price that have dual shooting mode, shooting both MPEG-2 and AVCHD, such as the GZ HD30:
http://camcorder.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL028388&pathId=141&page=15
That one comes in at $949.00 US, and has the added ability to output via the HDMI connector at 60p (1080 p resolution) via an internal processor. Plus has an 80GB internal HDD, to boot. Also, another factor is that it has a CMOS sensor, which produces a more vivid image compared to the older, CCD sensors.
Good luck with that; I think that you’re getting pretty close to equal specs between the two models, except that with the Canon, one of their big selling points is the 24 MB/s “high quality” AVCHD, whereas other camcorders capture at 12 MB/s. You may want to check that out on the JVC cam.