Need some help: Digital camera recomendations...if you please?

[LeftyFingerPop]

I currently have a 3.1 mega pixel Fuji which is many years old, and I am in the market for a new camera.

1) I am looking for something that is very simple to use, since photography is one of my "stupid areas".

2) Perhaps around 10 mega pixels?

3) A fast refresh rate in between pictures is important to me. With my current camera, you can take a picture, go and have a smoke and a coffee, come back, and the camera MIGHT be ready for the next picture.

4) I would like a feature that enables you to take sharp pictures of small items (I think it is called a macro?). For example, if I wanted to take a good picture of a coin or a stamp to sell on ebay...

5) A nice large screen is preferred, since it seems that I am half fucking blind these days...

6) I want something that you can just hook up to your computer with a USB cable and transfer the pictures to your computer via clicking on the icon in "my computer".

7) Again, I need something good and SIMPLE, since I am both stupid and usually drunk when taking photos.

If you respond, you can just post the make and model number if you want. Then I will do the research on Google.

Thanks in advance to anyone kind enough to respond.

[hobbit709]

1. How much you wanna spend?

[Orrex]

2. I suggest one of these

For all of your daguerrotype needs.

[qb]

3. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T9 (6 megapixel)

You don't need 10 megapixels. 5 is good even for 8x10 prints. The extra megapixels just eat up memory. My DSC-T9 is very compact & easy to use. You may need to check eBay or a reseller since it's an older model.

[Heddi]

4. We just got a Nikkon Coolpix

we got it from Amazon for $150 something...maybe $170. They have the same thing at Costco for $199.

Nice camera--small, internal zoom so you really can fit it in your pocket. It's about the size of a deck of cards, or smaller, which is what I like.

8 or 10mp

super fast and super good pictures. It can take macro shots but I haven't fiddled with this to its full capacity.

The entire back is a screen. There is no "viewfinder".

Easy hookup. No software. Just Camera - USB - Computer and your'e ready to go.

The one at Costco has this stupid 'wireless' photo transfer thing. Sounded good until I looked in to it--basically you can "wirelessly" transmit your photos not to your computer, but to a Nikkon website, it takes forever, and adds $20 unnecessary dollars to your bill.

We upgraded from a Sony Cybershot from 2003, which was a great camera, but I didn't replace with another Sony because of the proprietary MemoryStick needed for memory. The Nikkon (and I think every other camera on the face of the earth) takes SD cards which are very very cheap. We have a 2GB SD card in our camera and we can hold a couple of thousand pictures. The SD cards (2GB) can be purchased for $10-$20, depending on where you go. Memory Sticks are way more expensive and can only be used in Sony Cameras.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11298149&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US
(this is the one with the "wireless" feature. Worthless wireless feature, mind you

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Coolpix-Digital-Vibration-Reduction/dp/B00176GWRQ/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1227968639&sr=8-5
This is it at Amazon.