Just thought this newly released Samsung model might be of interest.

Samsung EX1
F 1.8 lens in 24-72mm (pretty fast, pretty wide!)
10 Megapixel 1/1.7? CCD (so should be low on noise)
114.4 x 64.6 x 47 mm (including lens)
external flash hotshoe
full manual controls
350g
RRP ?400

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/samsung_ex1_review/