Denyse and All:
One other consideration that's not been mentioned that I think you should look at before purchasing any P&S, Bridge or otherwise, is the shutter lag time, and the time to activate and be ready to shoot after turning it on. That's one of the things that drove me to a DSLR. It's tough taking shots of something that's moving when it takes your camera a long time to open the shutter after you press the shutter release. (Just try taking a picture of hummingbirds at your feeder with such a camera.