On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:06:26 -0000, Nick wrote:

Don't want and can't justify the purchase of a DSLR, also don't want
a p&s but I do require something that is easily portable.
. . .
Usage will be mainly work related stuff for archives and family snaps.
The ability to take short videos a bonus. Storage media doesn't matter
too much.

Both do videos better than most other cameras and record stereo
sound. For the purposes stated, both should be fine, with each
model having a minor advantage or two that the other doesn't match,
but the differences are slight. Check them in a store though, as
they've grown a bit in size and weight compared with their previous
siblings, the S3 IS, S5 IS, etc. Some may find that they're easily
portable but others may find them borderline bulky. As for weights,
they are 14.5, 15.9 and 19.8 oz. for the S3 IS, S5 IS and SX10.