Best Compact/Ultra Compact Camera?

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I'm looking to buy a compact or ultra compact camera. I've done research and looked into the Canon SD 700-IS, Sony T30, and Fuji Finepix F30 but can't figure out what is the best. The T30 seems to have bad Redeye problems. Canon is supposedly better than Sony in general and takes better pictures. The F30 is supposedly great at night because ISO 800 is viable whereas on the 700-IS and the T30 it is too noisy but it lacks image stabilization which the 700-IS and T30 have.

is there a clear-cut best compact/ultra compact camera or does it simply depend on what you want? I'm not too worried about price but would like to keep it under $500 (which these all are).

i want the best small point and shoot camera that works great in daylight and at night and takes videos.
 
Check out the Pentax A10. Great little camera, good anti-shake, 8MP, 3x Optical, great picture quality and get this - my dad ran over it in a work van and the only thing that happened was the screen cracked...on the INSIDE. The outside of the camera and screen were still untouched. That speaks volumes on the build quality.

Definitely sounds like what you are going for, as it supports Divx 640x480@30fps and takes great pictures.

Oh, going price from major stores is $349 but you can find it cheaper elsewhere.
 
I've been the VERY happy owner of a Canon SD600 for months now...it's actually a little smaller than the SD700. I opted for the 600 instead of the 630 or 700 because of the 600's more compact (though less stylish) case.

One thing that made me decide on the Canon in the first place was the fact that they still had real optical viewfinders. I do a lot of outdoor shooting at autocross and track events, and often the light is too bright to really see the LCD, and it's always been easier for me to shoot good pictures of moving cars when the camera is at eye level. Most of the competitors cameras in this size do not have a viewfinder.
 
Just make sure it has IS or a form of IS. Well worth it IMO...
 
Got a SD630... pretty freakin sweet. The 3" LCD is awesome. Don't know much about cameras myself, but my roomate who uses DSLR's thinks it's an awesome pocket camera.
 
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