> I've heard Olympus makes good cameras.

This is true, but I'd stay away from Olympus simply because they use xD flash cards instead of SD or CompactFlash. xD tends to be more expensive than the others, including Memory Stick (which itself tends to be more than the other two, although I've noticed MS prices coming more into line with SD/CF lately), and Olympus and Fuji are the only ones that use it AFAIK (like Sony with MS). Stick with a Canon or a Nikon; they still use common, "open" flash cards. I think Panasonic makes good ones, too.

> BTW, I've also heard 4 vs 5 vs 6 megapixels is a non-issue. More of an issue
> is whether your optics are good quality and also whether you have optical zoom
> instead of the inferior digital zoom.

Yes, although I'd still get the higher res camera simply because I'm a resolution freak (OMG GIGAPXL uNF uNF uNF). :^)

> > I need a digital camera that is small and compact for just everyday
> > picture-taking.....preferablly one with awesome picture quality and good
> > features. I had a Canon SD400 and loved it! It had great features and it was
> > small enough....my only complaint about it was that the pictures always came
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> > a little grainy for some reason. Now I've lost the camera full of my pictures
> > on a recent trip to Vietnam :( and am in need of a new one. I'd really
> > appreciate the help guys, thanks!
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