New camera and OOTD

I had been using my Canon Digital Elph for some years.  I like the fact that it is so small and light so I can carry it in the pocket with me.  I do however get annoyed at the long shutter delay at the low light conditions.  It would mean I miss the most exiting part of my children's action.  I also want a camera that has a wide angle as I take more group pictures than long shots.  I also know that I won't be changing lens since our family already have a Digital SLR and I really don't want to carry anything overly bulky or heavy.  The show down happens between Panasonic Lumix L5 and Cannon Powershot S95,  I had decided to pull the trigger on the Panasonic Lumix L5.    You can find a pretty good comparison between the two on  dpireview website.

I bought the camera from Amazon for $389.00.  It is probably not the best deal but then with deal, it is hard to know when the bottom is.  The camera arrived within two days.  I couldn't wait till Christmas to open it because there were Christmas performance to attend.  It did a pretty good job with the group picture.  I didn't cut anyone off from my daughter's classroom. I also don't have to back away when my daughter came in to close range to show me the card she made.

The camera came with a lot of bell and whistles and I have been playing with them without knowing what I was doing...  Some came out a bit weird like these OOTD photos. No, I did not photoshop them.  I think I had tune the white balancing parameter to some weird mode.  I kind of like this washout effect though. 

Dress: JCREW Plaid Shirt dress (Similar here)

Bottom Madewell Denim Legging. (Buy it here)

Sweater: JCREW Dulphine open cardigan (Buy it here)
Coat: Anthropologie Rutledge Sweatercoat
Belt: Gap
Boots: UGG australia.