if youre willing to stretch the budget to 450:
Panasonic LX3K
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.ht...Panasonic LX3K
it has a F2.0 lens and does wide angle shots and vid...it has the fastest lens of the compact camera bunch, but does not zoom as far (its drawback). this would be best for low light conditions. it is a 10.1 mp cam (good iso performance..ie...light sensitivity, or in other words...less grain in low light)
at a price of ~329:
Panasonic LX150K
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.ht...&creative=9325
its a bit slower F2.8, but has a better range and also does video, and its 14.7 mp
at a price of ~309:
panasonic fx580k
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.ht...&creative=9325
also has a 2.8 lens, but is 12.1 mp in comparison to the above model