I got my wife a Fuji F20 for our wedding anniversary in October. She had been using a hand-me-down 3MP point-and-shoot and was making really good photos with it, to the point where the camera was limiting her capabilities. The F20 fixes that.
The F20's strong suits are its compact size, 2.5" screen, modest price, wide availability (any Target store has them in stock), and image quality at high ISO. Its weaknesses are no optical viewfinder, modest zoom range, slow autofocus speeds typical of the class, a small proprietary battery, xD memory card, no true manual control, and no raw format. Seems a reasonable tradeoff if you're looking for a shirt-pocket P&S.
Highly recommended.
The F20's strong suits are its compact size, 2.5" screen, modest price, wide availability (any Target store has them in stock), and image quality at high ISO. Its weaknesses are no optical viewfinder, modest zoom range, slow autofocus speeds typical of the class, a small proprietary battery, xD memory card, no true manual control, and no raw format. Seems a reasonable tradeoff if you're looking for a shirt-pocket P&S.
Highly recommended.