in my preferred order:

Canon Ixus
Kodak
Sony Cybershot

Me & My Wife happen to own a Kodak 3.2 DX4330 & a Sony Cybershot 3.2 P8. Mas maputla yun Sony, in terms of output. I dont know about the new Sony's with Carl Zeiss Lens, baka ito yun improved models nila.

But I agree that the Canon is the best nag-compare pics na kami ng in-laws ko of the three. I heard nikon is also good but never had a chance to test it though.