Even though I do own a few older Canon DSLRs, for point and shoot I've been leaning more towards Nikon's Coolpix S series for the better pricing and some features. I did a lot of research into the various models in this price range.The 790IS stands up well against the competition.And for my needs it's more appealing than Canon's SD890IS , SD950IS, SD770IS or SD1100IS models.
** The Nikon Coolpix S52c with Wi-Fi has all the good stuff that's included with the Nikon Coolpix S52 plus a wireless antenna for uploading pictures without syncing to your PC.Either of these is a better value than the Canon 790 or 770 at about 30% less.To be fair though, they cost less for a reason, since Canon has owned this market segment for a while.