I agree with The_Other_One on looking for a better lens than higher MP. An 8MP is absolutely overkill unless you are going to start your own photolab... There are some small Sony's that use Carl Zeiss lenses (very good) like the DSCW200 (I think that's the newest one), it's 7.1MP, and still a pretty reasonable price. If you're looking at Kodak's, they have some new small dual lens cameras that still use Schneider-Kruesnach lenses (even better) and are a little higher price, but give you more optical zoom, and a larger screen in a very small package. Models are V570 and V610.