Digi-Camera ::: the Devil is in the Details?

How to go about a technical evaluation of a Digital Camera (& features+ Embedded Software used).What is the best choices of Digi-Camera's in 7Megapixel+ resolution range available within INDIA & the indicative price range currently. As the Saying goes,"the DEVIL is in the DETIALS",Hence there are NO benefits of paying a premium just for a BRAND Name- "noun"?Hence respondents should have a "geeky" disposition.

well i would like to think im not a geek but maybe i am. haha.
hopefully by todays day and age you already know that megapixels only measure the size of the photo and not the quality. something else to look for in a camera is different features that the camera has. most times "brand" name cameras will offer better features as well as better picture quality. another little thing to look at would be the lens that the camera comes with, whether or not it is a plastic lens or a glass lens will decide the quality of the picture as well.

I'm not "geeky", but since you have a shortage of answers so far, you may find the web site below useful.

Professionals have a target they take a picture of with the different cameras and compare the files.

I thought the cpp was a standard size so the more pixels you get the more cpp it taken up

Unless your a photographer 5 megapixels is plenty
of course if you want to enlarge your pictures then the more pixels the better

But i would say standard 2 megapixel just for the web 5 megapixels for printing