[twinmama]

We have hardly used our video camera even when the battery lasted because of a number of issues - the main one being that it's a complicated process (even for DH who works in IT) to get video off of it. It is so easy to flick the camera onto video and use that. And as you said the Fuji does take high quality video. DH wants to keep it but it's a larger camera so carting that and the new canon will be a bit much (be different if it was the size of a p & s).

I think for the extra $100 the 500d is worth it - I think I just want justification to get it!