Recomendations for Point and shoot Cameras. David Pogue of the NYT has nailed in this article. Wide angle is far more important than telephoto for a point and shoot.
David Pogue has great video on the importance of sensor size here.
My page on the problems of raw conversion using Adobe.
Canon G12
16-35L II F2.8
50mm 1.4
24-105L F4
Nikon D300
Nikon 17-55 2.8
Nikon D40
Nikon 18-55