Hey there Deanmachine,

I put together some recommendations of good digital cameras for an article I wrote for Techlore's Holiday Guide.  Check out this link for a couple recommendations of cameras that I think are good:

http://www.techloreholidayguide.com/article/10059/Find-the-Top-Digital-Cameras-This-Holiday/

Let me know if you have questions about any of it.

Chris