Digicam or camcorder?

I would like a fun toy to casually film short bursts of candid stuff, nothing fancy in any way.
Uses could be museums, travel, family gathering, open mic or house concert (with permission), or even some useful memo recordings. Main feature is size and portabilty. Note that definition is a non-issue for my level of interest, this is stricly for casual use.

I have used a good point&shoot digicam for that in the past with good luck... but the offerings on the camcorder side seem so sexy, I am tempted!

Any advice?

Camcorder review site recommendations also helpful.

EDIT: Max I want to put into it is 300 bucks, I think - I am adding this after seeing some to the advanced stuff MSRPs..!