We have a hp photosmart 435 that I swear by, but it does not have a zoom lens and the close-ups are blurry/fuzzy. It has a 5X zoom, but it's just not enough. A great camera to start with; we took it on a carnival cruise to the S. Carib. in April. The pictures are posted on my 360 page if anyone is interested... we have a Canon Power Shot A410. it does every thing I need, but then I don't use it that much. It took great pictures for us while in Hawaii this May. i use to work in a camera store. get a Nikon cool pix. | 