Title: Best compact digital for available light
Product review: I enjoy available light photography with fast lenses and Leica cameras. When using P&S digitals, I've been frustrated by poor image quality at 400 and higher ASAs (like muddy old VHS tapes), slow lenses, and sluggish shutter lag. The Fuji definitely takes a huge stride at the high-speed image quality problem (possibly the best 800/1600/3200 images of any digital P&S), has a reasonably fast f2.8 lens and decent shutter timing. It can definitely take good photos without flash in bars and restaurants and general indoor conditions. Forget stabilitation if you want photos of people, if they are moving, nothing can stabilize that; you need higher sensitivity or faster lenses. The kicker is that the camera is one of the least expensive cameras I've ever bought, so even as digital depreciates the value of the camera, you don't feel like your investment is for nought.
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