It's high time I upgraded our digicam (which is my wife's primary go-to camera), a Powershot A520. It's so old that it still writes photos to stone tablets. Since I got some pretty nice gear, it's only fair that she get something she really loves. After playing around with a bunch of them in our local shop (http://prophotosupply.com/), she decided that the G1 X had the best handling and features for her. Luckily, that's precisely the one I preferred the most. I would have liked to have waited for Bryan's review to be completed, but I'm feeling pretty lucky after buying D800 without any full reviews beforehand..

I tried talking her into a Nikon DSLR, but she said it's too big and bulky (especially with the lens) -- although she didn't want anything too small. G1 X seems to be just the right size for her.

What do you all think of this little guy?