Canon IXUS 230 HS vs Sony DSC HX9V / Fotocentreindia.com

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I have filtered it down to these 2 models. My primary needs are1

• Good indoor shooting for capturing baby shots, family get togethers etc
• Good outdoor shooting on trips
• Macros, bird shooting
• Good videos (a must)

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[TD]Feature
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[TD]IXUS 230 HS
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[TD]Sony HX9V
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[TD]CNET rating
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[TD]5
[/TD]
[TD]4
[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]Video
[/TD]
[TD]1080 @ 24fps
[/TD]
[TD]1080 @ 60fps, AVCHD
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Zoom
[/TD]
[TD]8x optical
[/TD]
[TD]16x optical
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Size
[/TD]
[TD]Ultra compact
[/TD]
[TD]Compact
[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]Looks
[/TD]
[TD]Sexy[/TD]
[TD]Mediocre
[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]Video length
[/TD]
[TD]??
[/TD]
[TD]29 mins
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Zoom in video
[/TD]
[TD]Yes
[/TD]
[TD]Yes
[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
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The pics from HX9V are superb enough for me. It's video seems to be a killer. I am disregarding the 10V because 9V is good enough and i read some bad reviews on 10V being not good enough as 9V.

The question is: Am i missing something that i ought to know before going for the HX9V ? I am sure i am going to find something to crib 2 weeks into the purchase but it would be great to hear that before i buy the snapper.

Also has anyone had any experience with Fotocentreindia.com? They seem to offer the best prices for all these cameras beating all others to pulp.