I've got a little casio exilim p&s and I can't fault it! I got it for DH a couple of chrissys ago. It was cheap as (less than $200) and came highly recommended to me by the dude at teds camera when I told him that shutter lag was the only thing I cared about. Slow digital shutter lag is the one thing I hate with compact digital cameras and it will drive you bonkers after the SLR. My dad bought quite an exxy fuji camera and it was awfully slow!