The HDR-CX160: A Sort of Review

I have tested my Sony HDR-CX160 in day and night settings, and am satisfied with my product. I will not return it.

Here is a set of notes on the pros and cons per setting:

General:
Pro:
Four resolution settings (360/480/1080low/1080high)
SteadyShot Mode
30x optical zoom (even though its less than Panasonic's 35)
Microphone does not "fizz" out at the sound of loud horns (yet)
Internal memory - 16GB + 8GB SD card I had over from Panny = 2 hours and 10 minutes with the super FX 60i
Con:
Subpar still photo (I use my camera and my screen capture tools anyway)
Minor instances of blue light when filming at times (I believe this is Sony's craftsmanship to dull out non-focused areas, or just the lack of focus as a whole. I think it can be controlled)

Daytime
Pro:
Sharp, sharp shots! LH 463 got projected very sharply when I filmed it.
Viewing it on a 1920x1080 is better in quality than the Panasonic HDC-SD60K.
Con:
Blue light has a tendency to be more frequent in the day than night shots. But then again, I had more blue light on the first two-three videos than the most recent, so maybe my experience with the focus is aiding on that.

Nighttime (oh boy!)
Pro:
The highest exposure setting is not like the Panasonic where everything looks like a .psd with a static filter over it; the black is smoothly black, but then I speak from filming @ Hollywood, one of the best lit spots in SFL. This fuzziness was a big issue with the Panasonic.
So far the focus focuses specifically on areas of the shot which is good for the viewer, instead of giving attention to other parts. Also, when Q452 passed it did not blur out like Panasonic does all the time. Note that 101 was edited to be a bit "sharper" but I think the edits killed the shot.
"honest shot" - the shot of 101 through Hollywood this Friday looks more accurate to the real deal than the overimposed shot from the Panasonic
Con:
No night light (not like we need an artificial light)
In 1080 the colors tend to be distorted sometimes viewing on a 1080 monitor, like a digital camera zoomed in full 3264x2448 resolution. Though to combat this I believe the flora got projected reasonably well for the low light.