If money's an object, then grab the acer cr-8530. It is 8mp, alot of people side stepped it when first released for only just over £100 (in uk obviously) because it was 'too cheap' to be any good, the prices have now gone up, but they are still very cheap and are a great intro to higher quality photography, i highly recommend a tripod for it, but it's top notch for the money. It also does macro video, is boxed with a charger etc... Unless you're a strict professional photographer, you cannot lose with it.