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I have a Sony F717. It takes incredible pictures, is intuitive to use and can easily grow with you as you explore photography. It also has a very good battery that is typically good enough for a weekend of backpacking and tons of pictures. There are a ton of great cameras out there, and something like the f717 certainly isn't for everyone due to its size. I'd check out dpreview.com, imaging resource, digital camera resource and steve's digicams if you want to drive yourself crazy with options.