Actually, that's why I still recommend Canon.
The one I have is clunkier than other cutsie cameras but it's a perfect combination of point-and-shoot and something more advanced. It handles the shake, has lots of manual controls, and I'm not too worried about dropping it (the casing is solid, lcd covered).
It was about $300 a looooong time ago and it's still better than a lot of my friends' cameras. I've been traveling since May and, with one or two exceptions, my camera takes the best pictures out of everyone on the trip. It just doesn't let me screw up very much. The colors are amazing and I get way fewer blurry pictures. All this while taking pictures on the bus, plane, pesero, of people dancing, running, whatever... everything moving, basically.
