Check out the shoot out at DP Review. I am also planning to buy a can within 20K range, and i am in a fix between SX230 HS, S9100 and HX9V.
In the photo quality comparision, i must say that the SX230 HS seems to be very consistent. I was going for HX9V seeing the reviews, but the side by side pic quality seems to favour SX230 HS.
And another thought, how is P300, which falls in the same price range. It seems to have a very decent pic quality.
Please help me decide.
Thanks.
My requirement is that the camera should take the best pics automatic, but a small amount of manual control like focus and exposure settings would be nice.