Same deal here... just picked up a DSC-H9, awesome zoom on the camera, great pro-sumer camera to compliment the sony alpha slr i'm about to get.
Here's some pics from the H9
Glenelg
Majesty's Theatre (bit of pp on this one)
Mate's Wedding
Mate's Bike
My Ride
My Ride
My wife has a canon ixus which is alot more compact than my camera, takes relatively clear bright photos.. although anything at that size you don't get good depth of field or many features that make the larger cameras so much more attractive. My brother has a Sony P200 which is pretty good also, very responsive from start to shoot, also a tiny little thing.