Fast forward a few years and I just wasn't using it. The image quality in anything other than brilliant sunlight was poor, the interface was cludgy, the manual exposure features were good but still limited, and ultimately the RAW file quality just didn't allow a lot of latitude in post. I found I was either taking the DSLR or just using my phone camera - the S110 was being left behind more and more.
I started looking at the 1" sensor cameras, the Sony RX100 and Canon G7X mostly, but was put off by the price. Micro 4/3rds is expensive, and I wanted simplicity and no option to upgrade glass. The Canon EOS M did get a look for a LONG time, but was put off by the reviews of the early models having a lot of issues (specifically for focus speed) - the latter models were more than I wanted to spend. Ultimately, they were still too big to fit in a pocket.
Fast forward to a few months ago and Canon release the G9X for $649. Between the sale of the S110 and some helpful Teds staff (who I am finding to be the go-to place for camera gear these days), the changeover was about the same price that I initially spent on the S110 (incl a 4 year warranty).
Initial thoughts were good, the size is similar to the S110 and the quick dial ring around the lens is retained which makes exposure changes quick. The big change is the move to a touchscreen interface on the back (no quick dial and only physical 3 buttons), and it is super simple to use for changing exposure and other settings on the fly. Focus speed was fast (touch to focus and can tie spot metering to the AF point - I wish my DSLR could do that!), and in general it was a quality piece of kit.
The big (initial) downside was that the JPEG's it produced were extremely poor quality, too much softening, skin tones were murky and just generally a poor quality shot compared to a JPEG from an iPhone. There are no controls in the camera to adjust the JPEG variables, and to add insult to injury, Adobe Photoshop/CC would not read the RAW files. The first few weeks of owning this camera were stifling to say the least.
But Adobe eventually released an updated RAW processor, and now JPEG quality doesn't matter at all. The RAW files are great, heaps of latitude before the quality falls off, and the resultant image is far better than the S110. Low light is streets ahead of the S110, and about on par with my 40D. The really surprising thing is that the 1" sensor (really 13x9mm) ditches the extremely flat feel of a P&S sensor and has a similar sort of feel to a FF sensor. It isn't FF quality/feel, but its definitely nicer than a P&S.
Overall I'm very happy, and for someone looking for a quality camera which isn't a DSLR, I think its a great fit. No doubt Dan will chime in with some smartarse comment about his phone being the best camera on the face of the panet, but for someone like me who wants all the manual control of a camera and doesn't mind having a P&S style camera in a pants pocket, this thing is great.
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Just like I haven't tried 'crushed blacks'.