Best compact or subcompact digital camera that offers full manual controls?

Best compact or subcompact digital camera that offers full manual controls?
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Ricoh GR D II, in my opinion. Lovely wide lens (no zoom, for a wide zoom check out the caplio GX100), nice manual controls, faster than its predecessor at RAW. It’s on my shopping list after comparing it with the Canon Powershot G9 (which I liked in many ways). Check out Flickr camera finder to have a look at results and see which you like.
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