I'm wanting to get rid of my point & shoot and get something a bit better (ie one that takes nice indoor close-ups) but not dropping a a giant wad of cash. With all the great images I see on this board, I thought I would ask what camera people use (& like).

I swear by my canon powershot. Its a few years old now & there are better ones out, but mine still takes good shots. There are many models w/ varying features. Not sure what you need, but I would check them out.

+1 for the Canon PowerShot! I have the SD600- the compact model.

Canon Rebel.

im about to get a canon rebel, but right now i use an optio s60, its gottttt 6 megapixels, and is pretty tight. but i want a digital slr!

powershot all the way. I just replaced my old one with an a560 that seems ok. I can't figure out what the manual setting does, because it doesn't have shutter or aperature settings.

I'm a Nikon guy myself. I use a D70S SLR for "important" stuff and a pocket sized S10 for point and shoot purposes. I've also used a Canon 10D which produced really impressive results.

Here's a resource I've used before buying all of my cameras:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/default.htm

I have a powershot as well and it takes pretty good macro photos. My only complaint is it has no sort of anti-shake sensors so taking some styles of photos really sucks. Especially at a concert or dark environment when you dont want to use the flash. I am looking at getting a Digital SLR.

i know its point and shoot but i have a Pentax Optio W10 and its wonderful. best macro i have ever used, as long as the les isnt touching the thing you wanna shoot it can focus! fully waterproof and you can shoot video with sound underwater if you want! 6mp and a HUGE scren on the back and is a grat size for the pocket. when i got it a year ago it was only 359 cad

Canon all the way...

Rebel XT with 60mm Macro for toy shots
Elph SD800is for point and shoot. S7 Saturdays....

I use a Canon Powershot S3. It's so sweet. My favourite camera.

Canon Powershot G2, it's old (4.2 megapixel) but I swear by it.

I mostly use my Canon 5D but recently picked up a Canon G7 which is a good point and shoot. If you want to get into a DSLR and want to spend the least, Rebel hands down. Spend the money on a lens instead and you'll be much happier.

+1, very true

edit: "good lense"

go here:

http://www.dpreview.com/

That website is one of the best for reviews and checking what you need/want!

I use the one my mom bought me for christmas

i have a panasonic luminix. it has wide angle LEICA lens.
can shoot video clips in 16:9 ratio. a its sleek and stylish.

Quick thread resurrection and question: I'm looking for a new camera too, and I have an OLD Canon Power shot A300, my biggest problem with it is 1-the flash is WAY too bright and there's no way to tone it down and 2-it's hard to focus on a point and shoot level, it blurs A LOT! Do newer versions of the Power Shot do that or should I just go for a dif. brand/company? For me, other than toy photos, it's more about taking nice pics on vacations and things.

I am using a Canon Ixy from a couple years ago, 6.0 Mega. Thing rules.

I'm getting a Canon Rebel Xti in a month or so. I played with one for a week recently and I am in love with how easy it was to use.

I can't wait to get it and bring it to Paris

Ive been wanting to get a Rebel XTI DLSR for awhile. What lens would you guys recommend for it?

I think a rebel is a bit too much for me, money and tech wise from what I saw when casually looking. I just need something that has a good focus and makes things look good. Nothing SUPER fancy. I'm looking through reviews on some sites too though.