Now, this IS in the right place, but I dunno how often the photo enthusiasts visit here, so I suggest you send PMs to some of them (you can find them out from the Family photos and albums or whatever thread in the Frontroom). Off the top of my head it would be Soly (duh), Gregoshi, Geoffrey_S, Ser Clegane, and I guess that's a good start.

May I also suggest this web site: http://www.dpreview.com/.
You should be able to get a lot of info about any prospective targets.

My wife used to have a Canon Powershot G2 - that's a pretty old model, so I doubt you'd be interested in something like that - especially since it's been discontinued. So I'm afraid I can't help you more than that.