I got a Canon A460 about a month ago. Enven though it is a pretty cheap camera, it still takes such high quality pics. I'm so in love with it When I got it, I was between the A460 and the A550 (which is bit more expensive) It was the 1cm macro that made me go with the A460.

You can never go wrong with a Canon. I wanted a cheap camera so that I wouldn't mine if it got stolen or broken, but since you don't have a price range, you have a pretty big variety!