Well here is one you can afford, and its an superb point and shoot pocket camera. My wife and I bought it on recommendation from my sister who's a commerical photographer.
Cannon Powershot SD750:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=145&modelid=14919
We have the older SD630 model, and it has been a work horse. Only negative? As is typical for a small lens, it has poor low light sensitivity.