@jeff303: You make a valid point. However, I understand the rationale of "positioning" your products so that each finds a distinct market segment without diminishing sales of your other segments. What I am suggesting is that Canon (and others) are completely ignoring one entirely distinct market segment and are…

In the last year or so I have purchased a couple of higher-end point'n'shoots for my non-professional photography. The number one feature requirement: the ability to shoot RAW (with its ability to capture better highlight details). This meant Canon's S5 and G7—either of which would have been probable purchases—were…