The new point and shoot pocket video cameras are incredibly good for recording remote interviews. The Kodak zi8 has the unique added benefit of an external microphone jack. We have worked out a process where we ship a Kodak zi8 camera, mini-tripod and lapel microphone to the interviewee and then use Skype to conduct the real time actual interview. This is an inexpensive method for getting much better quality video and sound than relying on the usual webcam recording method that seems ot be ubiquitous across the web these days.
Kodak zi8 Camera $130
Lapel Mic $20
Tripod $40
If you are looking for a great way to do remote interviews, check out this video (more tutorial howto videos showing the equipment in action available at eorthopod.tv):