P-man knows what he's saying. Great links!!

Though my Nikon D70 dSLR is my favorite camera, I tend to like the photo quality that comes out of my Kodak digital cameras very much - great color quality.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com is indeed a great place to buy. They are sort of the campmor.com of photography. I spend way to much $$ at both.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/ is also my favorite source for camera reviews. They do a great job and show no bias.

Some other bits of advice for digital camera users (based upon my biased opinions):

1. Buy an external card reader. I find them easier to use.

2. Take a look at Adobe Photoshop Elements. For about $100 it provides a wealth of photo organization/editing capabilities. It comes with an auto-card reader so all you do is pop the card into the reader and the software guides you from there.

3. Get a tripod. Though some will say you need to spend big bucks on one, I think a lower cost one is far better than not having one at all. They allow you to takes some time to frame the picture as you want it, and, more importantly, they give you clear blur-free pics.

4. If you don't have the camera with you, you won't get the picture. That is why I have a smaller point-and-shoot camera as well as the better one. I try to carry it when ever I can.