Hey guys, I'm new here but I hope I came to the right place to get advice from the great people at these boards!

I am investing in an ultra-compact digital camera to compliment my Nikon Coolpix 5400. It needs to be very small, preferably SD-card compatible, have a large screen, be more than 3 megapixels, take good low-light photos where the target is illuminated by artifical lighting but is far away (concerts), and it needs to be less than ~$350.

I have done a lot of research for my options but still cannot decide which camera would be best for my situation. I was looking at the Canon Powershot SD200 and the Casio EX-S100 for quite some time, but decided that I wanted a larger screen. Now I have narrowed it down to 3 cameras that I have found to meet my criteria.

- Sony Cybershot DSC-T1. It meets all of my criteria, except that it is MemoryStick only, which is a big disadvantage. It also has a disappointing battery life, and has a high lowest aperture (F3.5), which (correct me if I am wrong) is not the best for low-light situations.

- Casio Exilim EX-Z57. It looks like a very strong camera in all categories. If I had not done research I would have purchased this camera. It has had good reviews, is SD based, but the giant 2.7" screen is a little grainy because it only has 115,000 pixels (compare to 211,200 for the Sony's smaller screen). All-in-all the battery life is impressive. I would have liked a VGA video option, and and A/V out, but I can't be picky, this camera looks like a good value.

- Panasonic DMC-FX7. I do not know as much about this camera as some of the others, but it seems comparable to the Casio in every regard except that its image quality was not seen to be as satisfactory as the Casio's was in a couple reviews.


Well, what do you think? Which one would you choose? Are there other ultra-compact cameras that blow these out of the water? Thank you to all who give input!