I have concluded that my Fuji Finepix 6900 is deficient in low-light capability and is too much of a battery hog.

What cameras should I consider for the following requirements:

Minimum 6x optical zoom; 10x or 12x would be better.

Enough light-gathering capability that I can shoot in, say, an office environment at f 4 or f 5.6 at 1/125 second.

Enough battery life that I can leave the camera on for an hour and take 100 pictures.

Auto focus and auto exposure, but able to override them manually.

Macro focusing.

Integrated strobe powerful enough to be useful at 20 feet.

Non-proprietary memory card and non-proprietary USB cable.

No fancy features, such as automatic three-stage bracketing with user definable exposure differentials, or movies, or custom color balance, or user-programmable exposure modes, etc. The Fuji has all of this, at the expense of a 130 page instruction manual and no fewer than 24 separate buttons, switches, knobs, rings, rockers, and controls on the exterior of the camera.

$500 or less would be nice. I have no objection to buying a used one.

Any ideas?

tanstaafl.