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Shirt pockets sag & need a button down for when you bend forward
trouserpockets look a bit bulky with a camera in them
coat pocket for winter wear
I personally favour a decent belt pouch for easy access which also frees up the size question of the camera
The Casio I mentioned in my original post was always in a belt pouch. Over time I came to use a very light shoulder bag, then a bigger one, and now a dedicated Thinktank camera bag which goes with me everywhere. It would be nice to get back to carrying a small, high quality camera that I can use almost in lieu of bigger gear.
I'm not averse to a belt pouch, but the camera needs to be small enough to have very little footprint. The largest camera I could carry in a belt pouch was the Canon S70: the G7 and G10 became simply too big to wear with everyday clothes or a suit for work. The Fuji F30 was small enough, as was the S90, of course. But by then, I was carrying the GRD III in my pocket.
I'm giving more thought to the Sony RX-100, but of course the new Ricoh GR looks incredibly exciting. For the price of a Panasonic GH3 (which I think I may need to buy for work), I could get the RX-100 and the GR, hahaha!
Thank you to everyone for your input, it's giving me a lot to think about!
@Ray - what I'd love is a tiny black camera that slips into a pocket, produces DSLR quality stills and video, maybe a bit of zoom, and superb handling and stealth factor. Everything else is a compromise after that. The Ricoh GR lacks image stabilization and I doubt the video performance will be like the RX-100 or OM-D. But the RX-100 lacks the ability to turn off the LCD and it's like a bar of wet soap to hold. So while the perfect camera is unlikely to materialize just yet, I can perhaps learn to live with what's available.