Canon Point And Shoot Camera S100

For photo buffs, this is a "must check out" item.  Lots of news stories about it.  Pricey $430 but look at the features :

1.  pocket sized, with decent hand grip

2. 12.1 MP very advanced sensor, super fast, low noise (good for lower lighting situations)

3.  quality is first priority  among the few Canons to use sensors made by Canon

4.  Can shoot 24 frames a second. And video.

5.  Optical ZOOM  I think 30mm to 120 mm ... extreme for a point-and-shoot pocket camera

6. In burst mode will fire off 10 shots per second -- you will get the right expression on the child's face or the running feline -- has slow motion video as well.

7. try www.dpreview.com for all digital camera reviews  -- most intense and accurate reviews on the web

There's no discounting at eBay or Amazon on this one, it is hot product. The street price of $430 is the price although there is a ficticious list price of like $599, I think, don't hold me to that one. 

I have own several digital cameras -- starting with 2.0 MP Kodak many years ago, and it was a great one, still love the photos taken with it.  It was superior for wide angle shots, but overall did a great job on most anything. Later cameras have been mostly Canon.  Other brands didn't seem to measure up. SD chips were sure a nice "revolution" over the older, larger ones called smart chip or something like that. But SD - HC chips today require a newer camera.  HC changes the software configuration.