Where could I direct someone that would like to know the basics of things like F-stop, aperature settings, shutter speeds, etc?

hey marco.. you're probably tlaking about on your new cam.. this is a post where someone was asking about fstops and apertures on 35mm lenses.. same deal on your cam though

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=59408

Thanks Andrew!

Here are some free courses on shooting Digital Video from the BBC (http://www.bbctraining.com/onlinecourses.asp).

And here are some free tutorials from MediaCollege (http://www.mediacollege.com/video/camera/).