Any of the cameras on your list is fine; the best buy being the Sony, $200 on Amazon. That said, these will only work outdoors. Indoors none will work anywhere near as well as a DSLR; you can expect blurry and fuzzy pics if you try to use these small cameras indoors on moving kids or animals.
Hello! I am overwhelmed by all of the camera choices. I lost my Canon elph, which I liked but always envied the sharpness and speed of my friends DSLRs. Not in a position to upgrade to DSLR, but would like to upgrade to a compact that can get me closer in terms of shot speed and image quality for capturing candids and still be easy to use and carry around. I'd also like to be able to take video clips and easily upload them. A nice zoom would be great but not if it slows speed way down. Burst mode seems like a plus. Hoping to find a deal under $300 or so.
My list so far: Sony HX5V, Canon SX200 (or 210?), Panasonic ZS7, Sony WX1, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700, Nikon Coolpix S9100. But how to choose? Is there another camera that should be on the list?
Thanks a million for any advice!

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