John,

I don't know if a point and shoot interests you, but I've always had found the Canon Powershot S___ line to be fantastic. Currently the S110 is $379 and the S100 is $279. The price on the S100 is fantastic because there's little difference between the cameras, so the S100 is a good buy. The S110 is slightly lighter and has built in WiFi, but an Eye-Fi card costs less than $100.

My wife has the S100 and she loves it. I love it too and find myself grabbing it from her on vacations smile It takes pictures quickly, and has great low-light performance *for a point and shoot*. I really like it.
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Matt