Take a look at the Canon S90. It does have wide angle, is very pocketable, has very good auto modes but does have the ability to expand one's photographic needs, and has pretty much the best low light capabilities of any point and shoot on the market.
A layman's style review
http://gizmodo.com/5393112/canon-s90-review-itll-never-leave-my-pocket-except-when-im-taking-pictures
And a review that is more of a photographer's review.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/canon/powershot-s90/steves-conclusion-30.html
after searching the web for a few weeks now i am about to go insane...
no review matches the other and i have no clue how i am supposed to find a good cam that suits my needs.
i'm looking for a good camera which i can take on my travels, that's why i tend to bridge cameras. important to me is a wideangle, image stabilzer, of course good quality and sharp pictures - and an automatic mode as i dont have the time to study the whole manual at the moment, but i definitely want to improve and develop further.
i like to take pictures of landscapes, sunsets, beach scenes, nature - well, typical holiday pictures 
i dont need a video function or an extreme zoom as i'm not a big fan of zooming into pictures.
i was thinking of the canon sx20is, samsung wb5000 or the panasonic fz38 - just because i've seen them on top of a lot rankings. then again all these cameras have a huge zoom and a video function, that's why i was wondering whether you have any other ideas?
thank you so much!
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