About once every six months I lift my head above the more rarified waters of DSLRs and medium format gear to see what's new in the world of pocket cameras. These little guys come and go at a ferocious pace, and the rate of technological change is also astonishing.

I'm from the school of thought that holds to the premise that if you don't have a camera with you, you can't take pictures. Since it isn't always possible (or appropriate) to have a larger camera along, something that easily fits in a pants or shirt pocket is an appropriate thing to have handy, whether walking the dog around the block or going to the Opera. You never know, the Alien Mothership could land accross the street, and without a camera – there goes your Pulizer.

Recently I've covered a number of different pocket cameras, including thePanasonic Lumix ZS3, Fuji Finepix F200EXR and Canon Powershot SX 200 IS, theCanon G11,andCanon S90. Each has its pros and cons, though the S90 is the one that has found...