Made for: Serious photographer who wants a compact as a backup
DL low-down: The 13.6 megapixels mean higher definition than most DSLRs. It has one of the largest image sensors - 1/1.7 inch - among the compacts.
It is packed to the rafters with aids, from a smile shutter for beginners (it snaps automatically when someone smiles), to manual controls like aperture and shutter settings and dynamic range tweaks.
