I bought a Panosonic Lumix DMC-TZ3. It gets so-so reviews because the indoor quality is marginal. I bought it for outdoor use and I wanted a good zoom and wide angle. For that, it has been awesome. It has a 28mm wide angle Leica lens and a 10x optical zoom. Can't even remember what megapixel it is - 8 maybe? It's also easily carried in a pants pocket, but a bit big for shirt pocket (no good zoom camera will fit there).
Check on-line reviews. It's in your price range.
With a zoom camera shots like this-
become shots like this-
