Best P+S (point and shoot) Cameras on the market

[homi29]

im in the market for a new point and shoot

mainly looking for small size, great image quality, and manual settings would be nice

only camera i found with decent manual settings is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 but from reviews seems like noise is an issue with most panasonic cameras

any other recommendations?

[nettiemoore]

i use a powershot a710IS and it has treated me well thus far.

[ProfMonnitoff]

The people on dpreview can't shut up about the Fuji F30. But they are more about cameras than about photography so take it with a grain of salt.

[simcoo]

Fuji f31d

Great Low Light capabilities

manual controls

[VuONG]

powershot 1000sd

[homi29]

Fuji f31d

Great Low Light capabilities

manual controls

leaning towards this right now though i am tempted by some of the panasonic models

[alterion]

leaning towards this right now though i am tempted by some of the panasonic models

I have never really been satisfied with the picture quality from my panasonic fz7 with regards to noise and i understand thats a problem mirrored across the range. I owould strongly reccommend checking out in detail all the sample photos for a panny before deciding - particualr those at higher iso (Which i did but didn;t really appreciate until later i guess). Having said that its superb for shooting birds and stuff, depends on your desired usage.

[ProfMonnitoff]

The panasonic LX2 is apparently the same camera as the Leica D-Lux3. I have no idea how good the Leica is though.

[ally fu]

I bought a Fuji F31fd last week. It's my first camera as I've always bought disposables before. It's completely easy to use, loads of features and I've yet to take a shit picture with it.

[theamapros]

homi29, i'd stick with the panasonic. you can't pass up the 16:9 widescreen mode. haha.

if you (or anyone else) is interested, check out the olympus stylus epic

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/131332-REG/Olympus_102320_Stylus_Epic_Camera_Black_.html

sorry, it's not a digi, but it's cheap ($79.99) and it has a great lens on it (fixed 35mm f/2.8).

[homi29]

yeah the fuji is a steal apparently for the price though

cant find anywhere to grab it in canada though