[gchappel]

By far the best small camera I have tried is the sony rx100.
The point and shoots of the world are getting faster- but they are not as fast as a dslr. Much of this has to do, imho, with focus. DSLR's use phase detection focus while the point and shoots focus from the sensor using a contrast based system. The contrast system is slower.
So, the rx100 is not going to replace my D4 for sports, but for a walkaround it does a pretty darn good job.
Gary