Most of my pictures I take are outdoors, I have a Panasonic Lumix FZ1. Can't beat 12X Optical with image stabilization. Downside is its only 2mp, the 4mp version is still over $400.

I've heard Canon and Fuji make the brightes, most vivid color cpature cameras.

Money doesn't always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars ~ Hobart Brown