The S90 and G11 are so close in terms of price and specifications that the S90 might be worth considering as a replacement of the G11 (if the latter's additional features are not essental), but as an accompaniment for quick shots something even more pocketable probably makes more sense.
Yes, the SD1200 (Ixus 95) might fit the bill. Same resolution as the G11, but a smaller sensor. If you can still find one, the SD770 (Ixus 85) has virtually the same specs, but a thinner, better-looking body and longer battery life. The SD940 (Ixus 120) might be interesting for its 28mm wide angle, but it's probably noisier and has no optical viewfinder.
I assume it's because the G11 is to big - it's bigger than "pocketable" size, it starts to become a little big and heavy even for a purse (depends greatly on the size of the purse, personal prefence, etc - note that I said "starts to").
Yeah, but the OP asked for "for quick shots with high image quality". How much closer could you get to the image quality of the G11 than an s90? ;-)
I'm not an expert on cell phone photography, but I have an Ixus 85 (SD770) and I doubt that any regular cell phone camera can even remotely compete with it regarding its image quality, zoom lens or flash, let alone its handling.
Well, here's someone else's pic from their Droid -
I have to say that this doesn't convince me at all. The Nexus seems to have decent sharpness, but that's not so much of a challenge with a fixed focal length. Apart from that, its picture looks awful - flat and as if shot through a haze of blue smoke.
I disagree, and wonder how you arrived at these numbers. For certain situations like wide angle outdoor shots in good light the output may be not a world apart, but I still think that having a camera like the SD1200 with a real zoom lens, a real flash, twice the resolution, lots of advanced features and ergonomic controls is 100% better than having a cell phone which offers none of the above.
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thanks for all the comments.
