The Winner: Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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So it's still pretty freakin' big, but Michael's assured me he will carry and protect the camera when we go out traveling. For home purposes it doesn't matter too much. Ain't it a beauty though? And less than half the price of entry level DSLRs.

It's gonna come in the mail in a few days, and then we'll do a full-out image comparison with the old Sony....