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My wife is after a nice compact point and shoot for her (she has made it clear its not going to be a g10 to g9 .... i tried!!). Her criteria

1) needs to have a decent zoom (3x and over)
2) needs to have movie mode ( i am thinking at least 30fps in vga)
3) prefers canon
4) should be light
5) should have face detection

Any recommendations??

Thanks in advance
Cheers
Mak

IXUS 860 IS (or its replacement)
IXUS 970 IS

otherwise Fuji F100fd!!

Panasonic LX3, only 2.5x zoom but an awesome camera - http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews_ ... mc_lx3.php

I have had a Canon S3 IS for around 18 months and two overseas trips. The S3 has been
superseded by the S5

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_s5is.asp

The S3 has been a fantastic travel camera (and the S5 is the same with better specs),
and would be a great choice for anyone wanting a good P&S.

- excellent zoom range (12x)
- uses AA batteries (my Varta 15 min rechargeables are excellent)
- good inbuilt flash
- flip and twist LCD (surprisingly useful)
- excellent image quality, really exceptional
- excellent video quality (640x480 30 fps, looks great even on the large screen TV)
- good looking camera, small but not tiny, comfortable to use
- plenty of options from simple to more control, but the aperture priority is ideal most of the time
- image stabilisation
- reasonable results at 400 ASA (well, they clean up Ok with Noise Ninja or similar)
- face detection (whatever that is, but the S5 has it!!)

Well worth serious consideration.

We have just won a Canon S5-IS in a competition and are looking to sell it.

It is brand new and comes unopened with full warranty intact. The retail RRP is $799 (I think) we would like $500

BullcreekBob wrote:We have just won a Canon S5-IS in a competition and are looking to sell it.

It is brand new and comes unopened with full warranty intact. The retail RRP is $799 (I think) we would like $500

Sorry to have to inform you of this, but most places are selling the S5IS for about $500 these days, it is a great camera though and a good buy, but I would suggest grabbing a Panasonic FZ-28 or a Nikon P80 for a little bit more.

I bought a Canon SX1000 IS for my wife and its a great little P&S.

Pros:

- 10x optical zoom
- Nice size LCD
- Good comfortable size - even in my big hands
- Image stabilizer
- Face detection
- 'Wheel' controlled like a 30 or 40d
- Powerful Pop up flash
- Takes great movies
- Only $250

Cons:

- Struggles to focus over 4x optical zoom in darker situations
- Grainy at 400ISO or higher
- No viewfinder - only live view
- Movies are 4:3 - no 16:9 mode.

Thanks folks for the inpust, I am doing a bit of reading and will present my findings to the CWO (chief Wife officer)