I haven't seen any consumer level camera beat the S1/S2 regarding video capability. All the others seem to have some issues, such as having weak 3x zooms which is insufficient for videography, or downright have their zooms disabled, poor focus tracking, or nonsmooth framerates (even some that say 30fps look jerky.. never had that on the S1). S1 also shines in being able to use compact flash which can have 6gb microdrives for under $200.