Wow Ray thanks! That explanation was wonderful! I'm the visual sort of person so explaining it that way made total sense to me.

So look for the highest mega pixel I can afford.....gotcha.

Anything else? Somone pls explain the 4x optical lens please, please.

Basically I'll be doing mostly close-up shots of the snakes, the kids, etc. Not much of big panorama type views (like I get to travel and see panorama type views a whooooole lot and most people aren't all that impressed with...."hey want to see my big shots of exciting downtown Boyne City, Michigan!!!!").

All input is appreciated as it will be awhile yet before I purchase a digital camera. It's unfortunately a bit low down on the priority list but I do want to spend our money wisely.


~~Joanna~~