taking pics/videos in the dark, best cam?
 

What is the best camera for this, all the ones I have run into really suck

Most footage without lighting sucks, no matter the camcorder. You're always gonna need lighting. The trick is to make the final product LOOK dark. If you have dark footage you can always make it look better in editing. And one thing I had to learn the hard way is to always make sure you white balance.

The police have infrared cameras... but as some smart arse will say its call photo graphy the photo bit meaning light !