I am going on a long trip and want to purchase a nice digital camera that could hold a lot of pics, any ideas?

digital and video, something small that I can put in my small purse.

Anything over 5MP should take high quality pictures but if you want to make sure you can take lots of pictures make sure to get a large memory card. The ones that typically come with new cameras usually don't hold that many pictures. I have a canon A520 and I usually carry it around in my pocket and with a 2GB memory card I can take over 3000 pictures.

Any digital camera would work...the smallest and the largest it's the memory card that holds the space. So get a memory card that can hold a lot

I personally like the Nikon coolpix line and it's not the camera but the card that you buy that will allow you to hold a larger number of pictures.

canon sd630, i have it, its awesome, huge screen, small. its gorgeous, has a lot of great features and isnt too expensive =)

Get a Canon SD800 IS.
It's amazing.

I have it, and I LOVE it!

It has 7MP, 3.8x zoom, 2.5'' LCD (very rich in colour), wide-angle lens, and Image Stabilizer (VERY important).

It is tiny, stylish, and SO easy to use. I have a 2GB card, and it holds about 800 pictures.

here is a review: http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/...

Recently got a Canon a640, 10 mp 4x optical & 4x digital zoom. Fully auto or use manual settings, 2.5" rotating lcd screen, view finder and a ton of other options. Got it from Amazon along with rechargeable batts, charger, and 2 gig mem card(900-9000 approx pics).Also rated by many as top dig cam. Whole package was under $300.I think it's awesome.

Even though I personally own this ultra compact camera, I would still 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 - 300 shots per set of rechargeables;
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. Uses inexpensive SD memory cards;
6. The digital video feature takes wonderful "sound" videos which are noise free. It records the piano very well with it's built-in microphone;
7. It comes with a USB 2.0 transfer cable which you connect to your USB computer port;
8. Has tripod mount on bottom of camera;
9. And the price is a mere $119 [sold at Samy's Camera - www.samys.com, and Staples.com; $100 at amazon.com]

Review(s) can be found at www.amazon.com [Query: "Nikon Coolpix L10" along with pictures provided by satisfied purchasers.]

Good luck!

Holding lots of pics depends on the memory card rather than the camera itself.
I would recommend the Canon SD1000 because it is small, feature set suits the general crowd, and provides quality, no questions asked. And it is a nice camera. That is a mid-level camera.
For something more luxurious, or high end, I would recommend the Canon SD 800 IS because it has IS for low-light situations.
Other than that, many of Canon's SD series cameras seem pretty similar and indifferent. One idea you might want to consider for storing many images is a camera with a lower megapixel rating, that means that its images are smaller, and thus, allows you to store more images. And a tip: megapixel ratings are almost always marketing gimmicks, if you're just going to view your images on your computer, and print them on 4x6, then 6 megapixels is very sufficient.

SONY
small
portable
AWSOME pixx
and u can edit within the camera...DSC-W90
and it takes awsome pictures..
fits in ur pocket..
get DSC-W90 or
DSC-W100

There are alot of new camera models out there for a great price [ 200.00] and under!!! it donst depend on the type of camera to store alot of pictures.. it depends on the size of thte memory you purchase!!! if you are really going on a long trip and you know you will be taking lots of pictures and video with the camera. get aleast 2gb memory card... you can get them at the local pharmacy [ walgreens] for 20.00 [ for 1gb] get two.....
as far as good cameras go... try the new sony w series there all under 200.00 and over 7. mega pixels, wich is super and all sonys take wonderful video.. and sony's are the only camera with great battery life.... try them,....