I've recently sold my dSLR gear mainly because it was wasting away in a cupboard whilst I reached for a compact to capture family events, biking and skiing trips. Just the sheer bulk of my Nikon and it's lenses made it a bit of a pain to lug around, except on dedicated photo trips.
The thing is I think I want to go for a top end compact now to allow some of the level of control and functions afforded by dSLRs. I'd like to start taking better action pictures so a fast continuous mode is a consideration. Also the one thing I do miss coming from dSLR is being able to isolate a subject for better portraits etc, something I've never been able to do with cheaper compacts in the past.
So far I've been looking at the Canon G12 and also S95.
Are there any other cameras out there that may meet that kind of wishlist? Or do any of you experts have any experience of these two models? Any views would be very welcome...
