Canon PowerShot SX700 HS Q&As

My wife has the Canon Powershot SD770 IS and it has been a great camera.  She mainly loves the size of it.  For mother's day I got her the Canon SX 700. I shoot a lot of photos with DSLR and I researched her an upgrade and i found the SX700 had great reviews so I got it.  But alas....its to big for her liking.   So what is the best upgrade from the SD770 IS in the same size?  I assume the technology has improved since the SD770 IS...but I don't know where to begin looking. Any guidance would...

Hi there! I'm planning to buy a new travel zoom camera, and I'm in doubt between Canon SX700 HS and Panasonic Lumix ZS 40. I've read a lot of reviews and watched a lot of comparative videos, and I'm thinking about getting the SX-700 HS (mainly because this one is less expensive). My main goal is to have a powerful travel zoom camera to take photo stills, but I'm also very interested in video capability. My main concern is about the known battery issue that the SX-280 HS has when shooting...

Battery life on SX700?  Is there any improvement regarding SX270/280 ?? Is battery on SX700 better..worse..same???

Hi, my first post here, though heavy reader. I see the Canon PowerShot sx280 HS is available for $188. So is it worth spending $349 to get the newer, so-called successor sx700? My thoughts after much research: GPS For me, GPS (on the outgoing sx280, and missing on the newer sx700) would be nice to have, though not a deal breaker. Zoom The biggest attraction for the upgrade for me is the extra zoom - 30x (on the new sx700) instead of 20x (sx280). Is the extra zoom really worth it or even...