I'm going to have to disagree with you, nthfinity.
Assuming that this is FordGTguy's first digital still camera, and also assuming that he aint a shutter-bug/photoguy/expert in shooting still images. Then getting an expensive camera for his first foray into the medium would be pointless and a waste of money (IMO).
With technology changing so quickly, what was the bees knees could become fairly mundane in a year/18months time. FordGTguy would by this time, decide what features he would really need
Things such as full manual controls or just shutter and aperture priority. A fast lens, telephoto or wide angle. macro mode, decent night shooting, slow or fast shutter speeds, the ability to add an external flash (hotshoe) etc etc...
If one were to get all these features, the camera would be very expensive and it would be a shame and waste of money if the owner didn't know how to or didn't want/need to use all these features.
My advice is to get something relatively inexpensive for a first time purchase. Then after a year or so, buy somthing more expensive and feature laden.
p.s. I still stand by the fact the 3MP is more than enough if not printing beyond A4 size. I've got a 5MP camera (Sony DSC-V1) and I usually shoot at 3.2MP , and only resort to the full resolution when I know I'm taking a good shot for blowing up.
BTW, nthfinity, what sort of camera have you got? The image posted is not showing up in my browser?
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