Andy, . . . You Wont Find Good Picture Quality, Unless You Up Your Lens Size --- Most of the compact cameras have a lens that is the size of your thumbnail, and most are made from plastic. Only a High Quality Glass Lens with Large Optical Qualities will Give You the Results You Desire. The Larger The Glass Lens, the Better. AND, D O N ' T Be Fooled By Claims of High Digital Zoom. You Want High Opitical Zoom. Optical Zoom is the Actual Physical Properties and Limits of The Lens, It's Self. Digital Zoom is Computer Enhanced, and of Reduced Image Quality.