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Ken, as you've noticed, I still think there's some sharpening noise in the HF-S... I'm glad to hear I wasn't halucinating it. I sometimes feel there are "cheats" to make a picture appear better at first glance, then when you really dig into it, there are flaws - it takes more than lab measurements, and it takes hands on time to decide what's really going on with a camera...
The Canon specs sure looked great, and I've seen some good samples, so I probably wouldn't have a problem shooting with it, but I'm comfortable with the XR, especially with the OIS and low light, but I'm very happy with the results so far in good light too. I'm seeing people "upgrading" another Canon for the HF-S and being disappointed, but the bump from even the SR to the XR is pretty substantial, and I've not been disappointed in the least.
I'm sure that if one feels the need for more manual control, the Sony isn't the first choice, but just on image quality and versatility/practical usability, I think the XR is a winning package.
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