What is the besy digital camera to buy?

Best / top brands in the market with pretty good quality:

Canon, Nikon, Sony

Do a Google search on the GE A730, and the GE A830. They are brand new and look like they will be good cameras.

I would like to highly recommend the purchase of a Nikon Coolpix L10 for the following reasons:

1. Besides taking well-exposed hi-quality 5 megapixel pictures, it uses a standard set of rechargeable double AA batteries which last a very long time;
2. Has a 3x optical zoom;
3. The flash setting for "red-eye" correction is on the navigator wheel and not within a submenu;
4. It's very small and light;
5. The digital video feature takes wonderful "sound" videos which are noise free. It records the piano very well with it's built-in microphone;
6. And the price is a mere $120 [sold at Samy's Camera, Staples.com.]