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Ahh, a topic I can finnaly contribute to...
Some excellent info provided already. I will echo some of the comments and say that you should look for a camera with minimum 3X Optical Zoom and a minimum resolution of 3 megapixels. I work for a photo specialty retailer and from our data I can tell you that the Canon brand outsells everything else we carry. It also gets returned alot less often than any others.
I own the exact same camera as TR and it does the job for my needs (although the resolution is on the low side). As whizit already mentioned, in your locale it may be advantageous to go with an Olympus as it will offer a bit more protection from the elements and it also has good quality optics. I would not recomend Pentax and Kodak (sorry Saca) as in my experience, they seem to have issues with reliability.
Let me know if you need any more info and I'll do some digging for you with our Buyers.
HTH
George
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