Adam - although it's somewhat above your $1100 budget, the
$3000 Nikon D800 is the best hybrid still/video camera on your list. With its amazing 36MP sensor, it is a class-leading full-frame still camera - and with its clean HDMI out, manual audio level control and headphone jack, it is a world class video camera. Add a
soon-to-be-available VAF-D800 anti-moire filter from Mosaic Engineering, and you'll have a moire-free, near-broadcast quality video camera after your cruise job is done.
See Philip Bloom's full frame shootout between the D800, Canon 5D MkIII (which is not on your list) and the Nikon D4 to see what the D800 can do in video mode with the anti-moire filter:
https://vimeo.com/42065372
Hope this is helpful,
Bill
Hybrid Camera Revolution
