I have a Canon film SLR, a Nikon digital SLR (probably more camera than you want), and both Nikon and Kodak point-and-shoot digital cameras.

From lots of reading and my experience with my cameras and those of friends I've come to the generalization that:

-Nikon makes the best digital SLR (though other brands are very nice) and ...

-Canon makes the best point-and-shoot digital cameras (though some other brands are very nice).

You can't go wrong looking through these types/brands and find the one with the features that suits your needs.