Canon Digital Pocket Cameras

Hello,

I am in the middle of trying to look for a decent size camera that can fit in my purse, or pocket. I currently have a old version of a Nikon Coolpix that I bought a couple years ago, and it’s already dying on me.

What I would really like in a small camera is:
- decent battery life
- great zoom for camera and video
- crisp non-blurry pictures/video
- decent/good sound quality

Any suggestions?
I’ve also been looking at
Nikon Coolpix S710
Nikon Coolpix S610
Canon Powershot SD970IS

Any reviews on those? Or any other suggestions?

Finding a new camera is so stressful! Thank you so much for taking the time and replying to this!

If you are looking for the "Best" point and shoot digital camera, the following two come under that category:

If small size is most important, consider the Panasonic Lumix DCM-ZS3.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/q209grouplongzoom/page5.asp
http://images.google.com/images?q=Panasonic+Lumix+DMC-ZS3&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&sa=X&um=1&imgsz=huge

If you can live with a less-than-compact design, consider the Canon PowerShot G-10.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong10/
http://images.google.com/images?q=canon+g10&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&sa=N&um=1&imgsz=huge
This is an amazing shot showing the camera’s abilities: http://cweb.canon.jp/camera/powershot/g10/img/sample/still-org.jpg

Both are very good cameras with the Canon edging out the Panasonic in terms of photo quality. The Panasonic has better video capability.

Google both and read the reviews.