Canon Powershot A550

My second choice of cameras is the amazing Canon PowerShot A550 7.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom. Much like the SD1000, it captures photos in enough detail for 15 x 20 prints. With a 4x optical zoom lens, the 2.0 inch LCD screen has 86,000 pixels of resolution. With this camera, you can also enjoy wide screen shooting. The 16:9 widescreen option lets you shoot still photos and movies in a format that you will truly enjoy when you are viewing your handiwork on a wide-screen television, or even on your computer monitor. The camera has three movie modes including 30 fps VGA and 60 fps Fast Frame Rate . You can store your images on SD, SDHC, or MMC memory cards and the camera uses 2 AA-size batteries. How easy and convenient is that?