On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:42:11 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:33:05 -0700, jps wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:27:02 -0400, Harry
wrote:

...but...

A friend is shopping for a new digital camera. He does not want to deal
with the weight and complexity of a DSLR, but he wants a "really good
camera" with enough features to "take really sharp" photos and "maybe
intercnangeable lenses."

Well, I am not up to speed on these cameras and don't want to be. Any
specific recommendations I can pass along?

Canon G11. Top of the line P&S.

No experience with the G11 but we do have a Canon Powershot SD1200
which we like quite a lot. For economy vs quality, the older Nikon
CoolPix are hard to beat, well under $100 for a very decent camera.

Main thing about P&S cameras is to find one that doesn't suffer from
lag time between button press and shutter function.

Some of them are very good, similar to DSLRs, others are painfully
slow to react so the shooter regularly misses the moment.