OK, that Sony is a great camera. Sort of rich for my blood.
What's a step down in price, but still good?
I see two options.
1. You can get that model as a refurbished camera at considerable savings, and likely with a similar warranty.
2. You can get a brand new camera that is “nearly” the same, but is an earlier generation.
LinkFor your purposes, I bet it would work just fine. It just does not have as many bells and whistles.
Cameraland may be able to help you out with either option. There are places just a click away though via your favorite search engine.