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Lost and Need Help

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I own a Panasonic DMC TZ7. It worked great for us until the shutter cover failed, after two years.... annoying.
What is a good substitute for this camera? It must be compact, have a good telephoto (magnification), with an easy point and shoot mode, HD movies, reasonable macro-mode, for outdoor and indoor use. It's mainly a travel/family camera. The pic quality on the Panasonic is fine.
I understand the problem I have is very common for the Panasonic. I wonder about other cameras in this class.
I am willing to pay up to about $400 (in the US).
Yes, I have searched the camera sites until I am blue in the face, but user reviews are always mixed between: it's fantastic and it sucks.
I hit upon the Nikon S9100 and S8200, which had some good reviews, but a lot of negative user reviews.

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Edits: 09/04/11

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RE: Lost and Need Help - Grinnell 06:28:55 03/06/12 (0)
RE: Lost and Need Help - Joe M 21:33:53 03/02/12 (0)
RE: Lost and Need Help - Grinnell 08:44:22 09/10/11 (0)

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