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Originally Posted by stitchbug
I did read something about P&S's writing RAW very slowly. Something about having to wait a while between shots. Is it even worth it?
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Most P&S cameras don't do burst. 1-2fps is the norm. Responsiveness is not a noted hallmark with P&S cameras, mostly because of live view requiring the sensor to clear the existing charge (from sending the data to the LCD in liveview) before each exposure.
And, if you're willing to give up all the niceties (hard to do as a dSLR shooter) and just have a regular daytime snapshot P&S camera, you can easily find something in a lower price range. I actually think that right now the sweet value spot in the Canon P&S lineup is the $250
SX120IS bridge camera. It's chunky, but it has the PSAM modes and a wide zoom range. No RAW, no high iso performance, though.