Canon Powershot A530
For: 5 megapixels. 4x zoom. Program & manual controls. VGA movies. Very good image quality.
Against: Small 1.8" LCD.

Canon Powershot A610
For: 5 megapixels. Excellent 4x zoom. Program & manual controls. Very detailed images. Fast operation.
Against: No major issues. Slightly large.

Fujifilm Finepix S5200
For: 5 megapixels. 10x optical zoom. Program & manual controls. Good colours & image quality.
Against: High jpeg compression.

Fujifilm Finepix F11
For: 6 megapixels. High image quality. Good low light capability. Excellent battery life. 2.5 LCD. Aperture and shutter priority.
Against: No manual mode. No optical viewfinder.

Canon Powershot A620
For: 4x zoom. 7 megapixels. High quality images. Auto and manual controls. USB2. Good in low light. Fast operation.
Against: No raw format.

Canon Powershot S3 IS
For: 6 megapixels. 12x optically stabilized zoom. High image quality. Stereo sound with movies. Manual settings. AA batteries.
Against: No major issues.

Fujifilm Finepix E900
For: 9 megapixels. Raw format. Good low light capability. Manual controls.
Against: High jpeg compression.