Digital Camera buying advice?

Dont waste your money on a 10mb or higher. I set my camera to 4mb and can get a poster size picture from it. It basically a marketing gimik to make people think that the higher mega pixels the better. WRONG. look for a camera that has around 4-6 mb, a good "optical" zoom like 10x. NOT digital zoom. and a nice lens. sony uses a Zeiss lens and panasonic uses Leica lenses. Both excellent. Good luck.