I also have the Canon Powershot A60. I takes GREAT closeups like Kay said. It takes very nice action shots of the dogs while they're running around (no blur most of the time). It was a bit hard to understand but with all these extra functions, who wouldn't be? It's 2 megapixels and takes movies (with sound) at a maximum of 320x240 resolution. I'm thinking about upgrading to their next model in a couple years.

I've also used a sony cybershot Dsc P31 (I think that was the model..) It was alright. It didn't take the best quality pics but I'm sure there are far better models now.