Need suggestons for a compact camera

[Wyvern971]

I ned to look at specs for a compact camera for the office with as little delay as possible between pressing the shutter and the pic being taken (and ideally reasonable quality as well)

Price isn't a primary concern (within reason, I'm not going to even consider a Jewel encrusted eyesore)

Thanx

Wyv

 

[milou]

These example shots




were taken with a Panasonic Lumix LX1. Basically carrying a DSLR into London on my three days per week commute from Southampton is a lot of hassle. I wanted a light compact that could also shoot RAW and have good manual control. I've seen great results with this camera from John at http://www.everysooften.co.uk/ and after emailing him and checking the review at http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasoniclx1/ I bought one with a nice black finish. It has a good Leica lens but I would always shoot RAW at ISO80 as it can be a tad noisy at higher ISO settings on jpegs.

You can get about 54 RAW shots on a 1 gig SD card. I bought the cam online for £300 - High Street shops do the silver finish for anything between £299 and £350.

Hope this helps.