At the present time I can not afford to upgrade, however, I am using an Olympus C-700. This is a 2.1 megapixel camera with a 10X optical and a 3X digital zoom.

I can get superb 5x7 prints and slightly above average 8x10 with this camera. As I said, I would like to upgrade, however, everything I have seen (so far) has either not had a decent optical zoom (6x or more) or is out of my price range. The majority of my shots are long range so I do need the optical so I have "something" left after cropping.

Since I am not an "avid" photographer, I can not justify the high cost of what meets my "needs" to my wife.