P&S recommendation...under $250

My brother-in-law is looking for a P&S camera. He recently bought a motorcycle and wants a camera to document his trips. He's looking for great build quality, something built to last yet portable enough to stick in his pocket.

He doesn't know squat about photography, so he needs something easy to use. Some features that would be nice but not required:

• 4-5x Optical zoom
  
• one with image stabilization
  
• face detection
  
• good video quality
  

THIS is a good little camera, I have several friends and relatives who shoot with an A series and have great results

I played with an SX110IS and I thought it was the cat's ass. I'm getting one. I would have then, but they were out of stock.