I'm looking for a p&s for a good friend. I've been checking reviews, etc. till I'm blue in the face! I need some help deciding! Here is the criteria:

Panasonic or Canon would probably work best because I can teach her how to use it properly!

IQ - most important (sharp/good color jpeg)

good results (straight out of camera on auto (she doesn't like to fool too much with settings or post processing)

Good low light/indoor images

Wide angle & decent zoom (approx: 25 (or 28 - 160 (35mm comp)

Decent price $200 - $300

She is going on vacation to Florida. She has a Panasonic TZ3 which is a decent camera but the color is not great - needs lots of tweaking, setting changes, post processing. Not so great straight out of camera. The zoom is nice & long, but images are quite soft and blurry at the middle/longer end.

Thanks for any advice and/or suggestions.

Liz