Will join the choir for the RX100 , I rate mine here on image quality and compact size. if only it was nice to use – the silky finish, ergonomics and interface make it feel small, slippery and fiddly. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a solid piece of kit but just feels ‘wrong’ for me. I was going to sell and buy a compact prime, but eventually decided the Sony’s handy size and stunning IQ was worth so much more to me than <£200. It is tiny and takes the best pics in its class. Dynamic range actually surprised me considerably. Low light performance is very good too
Sell yr gs3 if yr short on budget?
Or go and pocket a Lumix TZ55 (currently a ridiculously cheap price, £100 if I remember), a nice case, and enjoy lots of pints with the change. You’ll need these to drown yr sorrows re that huge super-zoom lump in your pocket which is now just a reminder that you should have bought the RX100 😀
But seriously, the TZ55 does look like a steal to me, might want to check the iso400 performance in reviews.