I have a Olympus... Brio Zoom ____. It is a wonderful camera... you can carry it anywhere.... I throw it in my pocket, and don't even notice it is there. Mine is just a year old now, so I don't know if you can still buy the exact model. I know Olympus makes a very simial model though. The thing that tops it off for me.. is it wasn't outrageously priced.. I believe I payed less than $300.. it has 3x optical zoom.. plus the standard digital zoom. I threw in a 128mb card... and well.. let's just say I have high quality photos from the ENTIRE 2003 season on that card.
I'm not too fond with consumer reports.. to many conflicting views. I have always used
www.pcmag.com I have even read articles on other similar well known sites, and they recommend PC Magazine.