I have a small Canon (Powershot A650 IS) and love it. It has a photo and video setting (as well as other things, like manual, landscape, kids/pets, fireworks, etc. -- I almost never use anything but the automatic settings), so I use one camera for both pictures and videos, which I really enjoy. It goes up to 12Mp (but I usually have it set at 5Mp, which is more than good enough for 4x6 photos, and it allows you to zoom in on the picture after it's already taken, and still be good quality when it's printed). My sister has a similar one (not *quite* as good as mine), and she uses it when she wants to take a small camera and not have her bulky one take up so much space or be so heavy (like on a hike), but she doesn't like it as well as her full-size camera with a DSLR (?) lens, though she is pickier about pictures than I am. Seeing pictures side by side, I can tell the difference, but I still don't want to change, because I'm extremely satisfied with what I have.