point and shoot with raw???

[vwschwartz]

ok so i have a 5d and a 30d.... nither are fun to carry around just for the fun of it.... im looking for a point and shoot that is slim and has raw ... i know the Panasonic Lumix LX2 and the leica D-LUX 3 are the same camera and shoot in raw... i want the leica but i dont wana spend that much to just carry around in my pocket... the lx2 is fine price range the only down fall is they only shoot at 3200 iso and i was really hoping to find something in the 6400 range....
so i need something the size of these two
6400 iso capability
raw
under $350
10mp +


Help lol i searched for along time yesterday and i wasnt able to find anything

[Jon]

6400 ISO? You need a big sensor to get that without really awful noise. And I don't think any P&S offers that. They tend to top out at (a very noisy) 1600. The only Canon that has factory support for RAW is the PowerShot G9; 12 MP and ISO 1600 tops. But it won't meet your price point.

You can also look at the CHDK hack (http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK) (there's also been a fair amount of discussion on it here), which adds RAW capabilities to a number of PowerShot models.

[Aweitzel]

This may not answer as best as you like, But that is a Hack out there that give Many point n shoots the ability to take RAW.
Its the " CHDK" hack.
with the lack of IN camera RAW, you should be able to find a camera Under 350 with everything you ask. then Load the hack and you get RAW.
The hack also has alot of other Features.

Darn, Mod beat me to it ;)
I also want to Add, alot of Point n shoots Can take up to 6400, but they Drop there Megapixals ALOT to get to that.
The g9 for instance can only take 3200 Iso at i belive under 2 megapixals.

[vwschwartz]

yeah thats a good point i wasnt thinking about the drop in mps... the noise im not really concerned with...... i love canon and i would never shoot with anything else for my work but i do really love the leica so i may just end up going with that unless anyone else has a good idea

[peterpogi2006]

you won't be disappointed with the leica..