I would like to buy a good point and shoot for my girlfriend as she's going on exchange to Europe for 6 months and I'm wondering what would be your opinions on what would be a good poind and shoot to buy.

There is a budget, and I don't think that the G10 is in a good range in terms of price.

But I would like the camera to have its own Lithium battery pack - I hate AA batteries

Thats pretty much the only requirement.

I'm a Canon guy, but I'm open to suggestions.  As well, if you know anyone who's got an older model thats still new thats awesome too.