And, if I may suggest, this camera here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001SER49M/
It's a Canon SD1200. This is one in particular has a blue case. I have this camera after researching and studying and researching a little bit more. I wanted a camera that was small enough to fit in my pocket, sturdy enough to go out into a rainstorm, have a good zoom, has stability mode (for shaking hands), and, most of all, EASY TO USE. This camera ROCKS. I *LOVE* mine! I've taken some totally kick-butt pictures with it. For instance, here's one of my dogs, Wolfgang. It's got very few buttons, the LCD screen is true-to-picture, and it has like 3 modes: Auto, Movie, & "Know-What-You're-Doing" mode, which I never use because I don't know what I'm doing!
