Canon PowerShot SD1200IS 10 MP Digital Camera

Canon PowerShot SD1200IS 10 MP Digital Camera
3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD (Dark Gray)

Out of the box and on auto this thing takes great pictures, more then good enough for non-professional family type stuff. It's also incredibly fast at auto focusing and getting to the right settings on its own, that's probably because of the digic 4 processor but either way you can shake it up and it'll refocus and acclimate itself in less then a second. It's awesome. There are marginally better point and shoots available but for the price/quality this is your best bet by a long shot. Someone else mentioned it but the lens and auto focus do make a faint buzzing sound frequently, no big deal.