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We've been looking at them too, and finally bought a Kodak DC240 last week. It's a 1.3 megapixel, which is more than enough for web pictures and gives decent normal-size prints. Enlarged prints aren't as nice as from a 2.1 mpl model. Features seem to be a bit of a tossup...the Kodak had more of the things we thought we'd use, but the Olympus we were comparing it against had some features that might suit someone else better. Both of them had zoom lenses, which I think are a must-have. The Kodak also came with a set of NiMH batteries and a charger, and it can transfer photos to the computer via a USB cable, which is faster than the Olympus' serial connection. However, I've been extremely happy with my Olympus 35mm cameras for the last 20 years, so I was kind of biased in their direction. It really came down to taking some similar photos with both cameras and having the sales guy at Best Buy print the pictures, and we liked the color balance from the Kodak better. As far as "must-have" accessories, I'd recommend a second set of the NiMH rechargable batteries (about $12). Ours lasted through a busy Thanksgiving with lots of people playing with the camera, but since it takes about eight hours to recharge them a backup set is pretty important. Probably an AC adaptor (about $30) for powering the camera while transferring photos, or a card reader for your computer ($60 or so) for the fastest photo transfers. You probably don't need extra memory cards unless you'll be traveling and unable to download them onto your computer. Our 8 mb card holds anywhere from about 111 web-quality images to 18 highest-quality images. We didn't buy ours through mail order, but I'd recommend streetprices.com (link below) for comparing prices and availability. Good luck,
Scott
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