Canon PowerShot SX230HS - digital camera review?

I'm looking at digital cameras such as Canon PowerShot SX230HS. I like the idea of a camera with good zoom, stablization, battery life, image quality, video with sound quality, etc. GPS could be handy.
Is this a good choice. Which other Canon or Nikon or Sony or major brand models are a better choice?
I'm not clear about the batteries or the memory cards.
Amazon has a package deal with 16GB for $268. My target is under $300 with memory and battery, but I could go higher if there was significant feature/performance difference.
http://www.amazon.com/...004J3YCGM/
Added (1). Http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/31928/canon-powershot-sx260-hs/
Good info.
Any other suggestions?
Added (2). Based on specs and reviews, I'm having trouble deciding between Canon SX260 and Sony Cybershot.

Go to canonusa.com
check out the new canon sx260

Here are reviews:
http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Canon_PowerShot_SX230_HS/
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/comparisons/2011-compact-gps-ultra-zoom-cameras
http://www.dpreview.com/...grouptest/
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