Help picking a camera

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I am a new to photography and am looking for a non slr camera. I won't to take the camera hiking with me so it cannot be too large and would be better if it used regular batteries. My main goal is for good landscape pictures that I mainly view on a 16:9 HDTV. I am really looking at buying something used on ebay. Right now I am considering a lumix lx1 or lx2 for the 16:9 ratio, but not sure if this is a good idea. thanks.