Canon! Canon! Canon!

I've used Kodaks, Canons, Sonys and Fujis. None of them come close to Canon! I'm not up to date on the newer Powershot models but I've been really happy with my older Powershots. Indoor and outdoor shots are great as well as action shots of the dogs or closeups of the fish.

If you're interested in Zoom, make sure the camera has optical zoom, not digital. Digital zoom is nothing more than stretching out the picture, making it more pixelated.