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Ok guys, what's the best P&S for random family shots, especially fast 5 year old, good low light performance, relatively small, and easy to use. All for no more than $400. Optical viewfinder would be nice. Oh, and I'm a shitty photographer so I need something forgiving. Help me.

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Methinks your best bet is S95 at $290 over on Amazon (S100 is out but it still costs over $400 at the moment). If you must have an optical viewfinder, Canon G12 can be had for $380, though it's nowhere near as small as S95 (and it'll have more or less similar image quality since it uses identical sensors).

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Dinny: I would go for the LX5 over the G12. But if I were you, I would just get the S95. The LX5 is very nice and I like being able to use a bounce flash on mine (although the flash is just as large as the camera). But the LX5 is not pocketable like the S95 (it is more like a jacket pocket than pants pocket kind of camera). Also, I think S95 does better in low light than the LX5. I was hoping the S95 would go little cheaper than $289 (which is what it has been for the last week or so until it went up to $291) for BF/CM but I still may buy one at this price.

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Thanks once again, everyone. Just ordered the S95. I'm really excited about it!

Good deal Dinny, I'm not the best photographer either but I love my S95. I think I've used it more this year than my T2i.

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Time for another Bronx Zoo trip to help Colin break in his new camera. Any of the NY crew interested in joining us? Sunday morning most likely.

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Typically right at opening time, 10AM? before the masses arrive. As it will be bit chilly it might be a low visitor day so people could come and go as they like all day.

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Sunday's a little tricky, but I bet the little monkey would love to see the, um, other monkeys.

I need to get a spare battery for my S95. Trying to find an OEM one on Amazon is not easy. Is there a reliable third party brand that I should check out?

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