Having photography as a hobby, I do monitor cameras (particularly digital cameras) very closely.  That does not mean that I get to buy them all.  So if you have some extra money, send it my way (Thanks!).

So I recently got as a gift the HP PhotoSmart M305 which I like a lot for simple picture taking that you want to put on the web.  But what I really wanted to buy was a Kodak Wi-fi digital camera that would allow me to publish images on the web right from my camera if I were in a hotspot.

But think about this.  Now Sony, the mother of all innovators, has a digital camera (Cyber-shot DSC-R1) that is over 10 megapixels.  Now that is 3X of what I currently have.  I think to take great pictures of someone/something that you want to capture all the minor details of, this is it.  The camera has a lot of other cool features.  And I say this because last weekend I did a photo shoot of a model and after working for several hours, my back hurt since I had to bend at all sorts of angles.  a two-inch, LCD screen that folds flat and swivels so you can shoot from nearly any position. This camera has flexibility that allows you to get the shots without moving your body. For example, you can hold the camera low - down to the ground - for eye-level view shots of kids and pets without having to bend yourself or crawling on the ground.

Another thing to note is that it is sort of an old-fashioned camera with digital techology - so it marries the best of both worlds.  And you don't need to worry about running out of battery.  You can take as many as 500 shots.  Love it.