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Message: <blockquote data-quote="K-Lex" data-source="post: 1216878" data-attributes="member: 60453">I don't think you can have a 'do it all' camera like that. You certainly can't have a camera that's excellent for birding, wildlife and holiday snaps that just fits in your pocket. Compacts have shutter lag which renders them almost useless for birding and wildlife unless you're very lucky.A friend of mine works for Mamiya and has said that having all these MP's in compacts is largely pointless because the lenses cannot record the detail and the sensors are too small. It's not about number of MP's, it's about quality. The performance of a 6mp DSLR will pulverise that of a 10mp compact.Think of it this way, if there was a camera that could fit in your pocket and be an excellent birding/wildlife/landscape/wedding/portrait camera, we'd all have one - simply, it doesn't exist. Decide where your main priority lies and buy a camera accordingly.For what it's worth, the best compromise will either be a Canon G9 or a Leica Digilux.</blockquote>