I own the A95 and can say that it is a fantastic camera - i cant compare it with others in terms of focus speeds and buffer clearing etc - but if you look at the my gallery on here - all of them in reverse order up to "Candle" on page 5 are taken with the A95. Admittedly most of them arent point and shoot situations, but you can see what i got out of it before i switched to my beloved 30D

The flip screen is great as well for getting that shot without looking like a weirdo lying down on the ground or standing on tip toes or a wall   The Canon A lineup is certainly a good place to look, i recently recommended the A630 to someone looking for slightly higher specs than you were based on what i saw.  If you want IS on these cameras you are paying a bit extra as well tho :-S

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In every stone sleeps a crystal.
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