This feels like an awfully trivial post after all the serious big news ones over here in Off-Topic lately but I'm gonna post anywho

Any digital camera recomendations? I've been browsing Amazon for something to add to my wish list because it'd be awful nice to have a camera that can actually do nice close-ups of my critters. I can't get any sort of decent shot of little Falkor and when there's baby BBs to display I have serious doubts about my HP 315's ability to catch them either. Little and active is a problem. Any close ups of my larger snakes and other critters also don't tend to turn out.

Basically I'm looking for something reliable with good macro capabilities that won't cost me (or a gift giver if it stays on my Amazon list long enough) an arm and a leg. Easy to use is a plus as I have the techno fear.

So... any suggestions? Bueller?