X20 - alternatives anyone ?

Thanks Gary. I had a chance to try the ZX-2 in a relatively dark store for about half an hour. While I liked a lot about the camera, especially the fast lens, the flip screen and the snappy AF, from ISO800 upwards the jpgs looked quite mushy. I guess the noise reduction was set on default and you could get better results from RAW files and the right settings once you know your way around the camera. I wouldn't be too surprised though if the X20 gave it a run for its money IF Fuji hasn't promised too much. The lack of adequate RAW support for Fujis exotic CFA designs has p....ed me off long enough but a few days ago Trevor has posted some X-Trans conversions via SilkyPix that looked rather promising and I'm somewhat optimistic (blue-eyed) that at some point Adobe will offer a solution that matches or even surpasses the quality of in-cam RAW conversion. Again, time will tell. Regarding the budget issue the extra couple hundreds are a little price to pay for the peace of mind I'm looking forward to and NOTHING compared to the time I wasted comparing spec sheets.

Finally ... just curious ... what's superior about Oly's jpgs ? I mainly shoot RAW, but IMO the jpgs from Fujis X-series are hard to beat.