Canon S5IS or something else?

[JD_001]

Hello Everyone:

I'm looking for a camera under $350. Currently, I have Kodak DX4530 which I am using for last few years. Based on my previous history I used camera mostly during night time and this camera has not good picture quality. Therefore, I decided to replace with a better one. Currently, I am looking at Canon S5IS to replace existing Kodak camera. The reason for choosing amoung others are, it has 12x optical zoom and use SD card (so I can use my existing cards). Here what I am looking for in my second digital camera.

- Better Zoom (Kodak has ony 3x)
- Better result inside and night time i.e., low light (Important)
- Time lag between shots less than 3 seconds (Kodak takes 7-10 seconds)
- Use SD card ( I have 2 GB and 4GB SD cards, using with Kodak)
- Around $350 (I saw few online store selling for $320-350)

I don't know if I have any other choice, any other brand Nikon etc? Not ready for SLR cameras. Thanks for your input.

JD

[EventHorizon]

See my reply to ColoradoMom about this. The Canon SX100 IS is less than $250.00