I think that Canon IXUS series will definitely suit your requirements. It's very small around the wallet size with 2-inch LCD and quite acceptable shutter speed. The picture quality is outstanding while shooting in the dimmer light. I'd suggest that you go for either SD400 ( IXUS 50 )or SD500 ( IXUS 700 ). These 2 cameras have pretty much the same features. But, if you want to spend less and don't need that many mega-pixels, go for SD 300 ( IXUS 40 ) instead. Good luck.
i'm looking into buying a camera, my priorities (in order) are:
1. as little shutter lag as possible. taking a picture after my friends have been posing for 3 seconds would drive me nuts.
2. ultracompact design. the thinner the better. i plan to take the camera to parties, bars, etc so it must be pocketable.
3. big lcd. this is a distant third... but 2 and 2.5 inch lcd's just look cool.
any suggestions?

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