I love my camera, and I didn't have to do any research, because my daughter is a professional photographer, and she knew just what would be best for me. I am still finding out great things that it can do, and I have had it for one year now. it is a Cannon Powershot 12.1 mega pixels. After the name it has SD960 IS. Hope this helps Good luck finding your camera.
Cindy

OK, I spelled Canon wrong, sorry about that, but I'm sure you knew what I meant. Just want to correct myself.
cindy

We have a Canon Powershot SD800IS (IS = Image Stabilization)which is a great little camera. Easy to carry around. You can also do movies on it and it has the telephoto lens built in but has some limitation when fully extended. I've had that one for about 4 years.

The other camera which I'm still practicing with as it just has too many bells and whistles is a Canon Rebel EOS XT. We have a telephoto lens on it which I really like for garden shots since I do not have to get into the garden bed to take pictures. The lens has Image Stabilization also which when combined with the weight of the camera and lens it is a great item to have.

I do switch between the cameras based on what I'm planning to photograph. I know many people who have the Kodak camera and love it.

Here is a resource for info on Cameras and reviews.

Good luck with your search.
Julia

Here is a link that might be useful: Camera Reviews

I use the Nikon D3100. It's fairly new on the market and it is an amazing camera.

Nancy VB