I'm going to be doing a lot of traveling soon and I do not want to lug a DSLR around, so I want buy a 'point and shoot' camera - something I can carry in the top pocket, or in the front pouch of my backpack and whip it out to take pictures without all that messing around with lenses etc.
I am happy to spend between $300-450 and was initially looking at the Canon Ixus range, in particular this one as a starting point:
http://www.teds.com.au/canon-ixus-500-hs
Any members had any experience with this Canon range?
Ideally I'd like HD video and a nice big LCD screen, and a good zoom feature.
Any suggestions or experiences welcome.
Russ