Not sure if the feature set I'm looking for exists

[dirtnap101]

I've looked over the Best Cameras listing on this great site, but I'm still at a loss on what camera to target for purchase.

I am looking for a point and shoot style camera with:

- asize that'sfairly compact (butnot really tiny)

- more than 3x optical zoom (6x would be great)

- wide angle ability

- runs on AA rechargeables

I've hada 4mp Olympus 4000zfor yearsandthe quality of the pics is pretty decent, but I find myself wishing for a bigger zoom, wide angle and something a bit smaller and less clunky.

As I said, I don't even know if this dream camera of mine exists, but any responses or suggestions on what's available would be appreciated.

Thanks!