Recommendation for 1st digital camera

Carlos Cid wrote:

Hi,

I have been recently thinking about buying my first digital camera.
Have looked around in especialized sites on the Net, and it seems that
there is an incredible choice of models, with a wide variety of
features, so I am a bit confused.

I want to completely replace my optical Canon camera EOF1000N, which I
have for quite while now, and takes good enough quality photos (in my
opinion). I take mainly photos of family, trips, I am no (even
amateur) photographer. I don't really care about fancy features like
MP3, 20 sec of motion film, etc. Although they might look like
interesting features, it is very unlikely that I will ever use it, and
therefore I would not like to pay extra for that.

Quality of shots is my main interest. I thought about going for 4Mp.
Memory, well I will probably buy more anyway. Battery life seems to be
important, so perhaps one with rechargeble batteries...

In summary, I am looking for a reliable camera, that takes *good
quality photos*, 4 Mp, between 250-400 US$. It looks that there is too
much choice, so any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Carlos

Foveon. Everything else sucks