Got rid of my Sony RX100 – will E-PM2 with kit lens address its shortcomings?

Dr_Jon wrote:

I loved my RX100, although the use of the past tense is as it got knocked out of my hand the other day and is off for repair. I'll love it again when it comes back, well if Sony fix it okay that is. I was happy with the still quality and the 28Mb/s video mode is great. Also I was happy with the stabiliser, especially for video.

For alternatives one thing to decide is how much you want a viewfinder, for when the sun is out and to have a more solid position holding the camera. Also budget coems into it.

Some suggestions to add to your current collection:

Canon G1X, I'm not the biggest fan, but the lens is good and the sensor large. AF not record-breaking though. Canon probably have the best IS of anybody.

Fuji X-E1 with the very sharp 18-55 lens permanently left attached, again the AF isn't the greatest (though not at all bad), but the picture quality is and the (stabilised) lens is excellent (and quite fast).

Nikon V1 with the 10-30. You get an EVF, 10fps with full AF (or 60fps full-res bursts with no between-shot AF), the lenses (10-30, 30-110) are very sharp (not the fastest) and it's cheap as chips right now. Probably the best thing out there to photograph kids with.

Wait a couple of weeks (a month?) to see if a Panasonic GX2 comes out, the GX1s are getting heavily discounted right now.