Speaking of alternatives

Fujifilm FinePix S7000 is yet another alternative. Only this is 150 dollars more.. thought there is a 100 dollar rebate going with this. picture quality is said to be supect.. so I'm wary of this one...

Digital Camera Alternative

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10S is another alternative camera that can be considered... only problem is the 100 dollar plus on the price tag...

definitely not affordable

Shopping Spree...

I'm going to be buying a digital camera soon... I've finally settled on the Canon Powershot S1 IS. Mainly selected because of the huge Zoom (10X) and the image stabilisation system on the camera...
Am Also buying a Sandisk 256 Mb Compact flash Card.

and a couple of sets of 2200 NiMH PowerEx batteries and a Maha Charger to power the entire rig...