Best Point And Shoot? (xmas gift help)

[4dmin]

So my wife had a casio exilim 6mp and it was ok:

pros:
- thin
- easy to use menus
- nice size screen
- battery life
- zoom

cons:
- picture quality
- features (lack of)
- auto photo settings



I want to buy her a new cam for Xmas... here are a few i was looking at but i want to know your opinions. here are the ones i've been reading about: Sony Cyber-shot W300, Panasonic Luminx DMC-LX3 , Nikon Coolpix S710, etc

Mainly looking for:

- compact size
- nice screen (touch is a plus)
- GOOD picture quality (w/ auto settings)
- good battery
- easy menus
- cool features

post up what you think would be a good option i would like to keep it under 500$

[BTLFED]

LOL why is this in here?

[ALVIN]

Ive the Sony T200 full touch 2.5" lcd smile detection, set your own iso and such to a certain point, and its an 8.1 megapixle

[ALVIN]

ohh and i got it for around 450 something after the optional; 3 vyear warranty at best buy a year ago

[4dmin]

thanx i'll check it out

[5thgcelica]

ive been lookin at a few cannons for myself.. i forget the model numbers..

but anyway.. check out newegg.com they've got a bunch of customer reviews on cameras, ive always found the reviews on the site very helpful when purchasing whatever from that site..

[uproot]

Hey paul, the canon would probably be nice, they make great point and shoots and it has good reviews on dpreview. have you checked out www.dpreview.com ? they have tons of reviews and tests and comparisons.

[CHADbee]

canon makes GREAT P&S cameras. dont get caught up in all the megapixle bullshit either. unless you and the wife will be printing pictures larger than 8x10's dont let anybody tell you you need anything bigger than 6 megapixles.

this seams like a good deal....

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218016495729

[uproot]

canon makes GREAT P&S cameras. dont get caught up in all the megapixle bullshit either. unless you and the wife will be printing pictures larger than 8x10's dont let anybody tell you you need anything bigger than 6 megapixles.

i totally agree with that, i'd also suggest trying to get the most OPTICAL zoom you can too, dont even look at digital zoom, just turn that junk off - LOL

[4dmin]

canon makes GREAT P&S cameras. dont get caught up in all the megapixle bullshit either. unless you and the wife will be printing pictures larger than 8x10's dont let anybody tell you you need anything bigger than 6 megapixles.

this seams like a good deal....

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218016495729

that is a good deal and dpreview has good reviews on that camera thanx

[4dmin]

i know a little bit about cameras i used to have a nice SIGMA DSLR few years back but i'm not photographer. dpreview is a great site thats were i saw the Panasonic LX3 which seems to have gotten loads of traffic and pretty good reviews.

if you guys run across anything or hear of a nice point and shoot let me know model so i can go check it out. luckily i have a few weeks till xmas