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...
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
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...