Originally Posted by
westrid_dad
If shooting RAW isn't a requirement and/or you want something just a bit smaller yet, the Canon PowerShot ELPH 310 is another older, excellent model. I got this for my wife for Christmas for $100.
ELPH 310 and 130 and many other Canon cameras can be controlled with the open source CHDK software that yields RAW as an option even when that option is not there originally.