I've got the Sony F828 DSC Cybershot, an awesome digital camera. Has 8mega pixels, 7x optical zoom, and a 2-2,8/7,1-51 Carl Zeiss lense. I grabbed in jap for about $1,400 Australian dollars Dec last year (with 500mb flash card). I think the price is round about the $1000 USD mark. It's got fabulous picture quality, burst mode (up to i think 10 or so?), and 'macro' mode for them close ups. In terms of snapping fast stuff, it can be a little bit of a challenge with this baby - it takes some getting used to because its still a digital camera.
Hey btw TT, is the Cannon Power shot pro 1 the digital-slr camera? If so, it was the camera i was contemplating to grab instead of the sony... consumer loyalty got to me