best pro digicams with 1/1.8" sensors

The sensor size and the superb lens produce excellent images, even when enlarged to 11x14 size.

You might find that XZ-2 offers a lot more features for the money and deem it worthwhile to sacrifice sensor size for a camera that packs a lot more into it.

GPS nice addition but not the most important thing for me - I could live without it.

Sensor size is a much more important driver of quality and versatility than the number of pixels.

Of course, due to the sensor size it's not quite up to a DSLR quality if you are looking for smaller details in distant shots, but it is still very good for a compact.

First off, I don't think it's fair to compare the s100 to DSLRs, APS-C, Four Thirds cameras.

The diagram below compares the size of the MX-1's 1/1.7" sensor to those in its nearest competitors - in general larger sensors potentially offer better image quality.

Well, first of all, I am a photo bug that love street and landscape photography, I have number of full frame DSLRs, and some heavy lenses; however since once I brought all of my gears to go on a trip to Thailand, I understood that making "good" photos are not an easy job, physically.

And the P7100 does have a built-in flash which works well.3rd, it has a more powerful zoom lens than its competitors with the same size sensor (Canon G12, Panasonic LX-5, Olympus XZ-1).