Good general purpose camera?

[Howard]

Nothing too expensive. I have an SD870 IS camera which I love, and I use it for work, but I'm thinking of getting a replacement camera since I don't want anything to happen to it. Pretty much everything about it I like except that sometimes it doesn't go wide enough.

I'm not interested in huge MPs, but definitely want IS. A wide lens would be nice. Prefer a lithium battery - or at least it needs to come with its own good charger. Needs to be able to use SD cards.

Size is not a constraint. Low light performance would be nice. Do not want something that requires lens changes.

Suggestions?

 

[CptObvious]

SD870 is 28mm, which by point & shoot standards is considered wide (or maybe standard now). I would suggest the Nikon P300 at $283 - a little wider at 24mm, f/1.8 aperture for good low light performance, 12MP, has stabilization, uses SD and Li batteries.

The other good low-light performer at 24mm is the Panasonic DMC-LX5. It's $400 but is a step-up in picture quality.

 

[JohnnyRebel]

Canon SD980 is ultra-wide angle. $140 @ Adorama, Refurbished by Canon with 1 year "return to Adorama" warranty.

http://www.adorama.com/ICASD980BLR.html

Ken "The Chuck Norris of Photography" Rockwell review:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/compacts/sd980.htm

JR

 

[Cattykit]

Sony HX9V.
http://www.dpreview.com/products/sony/compacts/sony_dschx9v

 

[iGas]

Canon S95 IS.