Best digital camera for my needs?

http://theinfoheap.com/digital-camera/ reviews the top 10 digital cameras of 2010.

I think you should go with Fujifilm FinePix HS10 10 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 30x Wide Angle Optical Zoom and 3-Inch LCD 10-megapixel CMOS image sensor for superior low-light performance and photo-quality, poster-sized prints Fujinon 30x (24-720mm equivalent) manual optical zoom lens; 24-720mm (equivalent on a 35mm camera) range from true wide-angle to ultra telephoto HD movie mode with stereo sound; mini HDMI output Triple Image Stabilization; 'Super Intelligent' Flash 3.0-inch High-Contrast Tilting LCD and Electronic View Finder

Sony Cybershot.

just get a cannon

I use to answer these questions, purchase digital camera with at least a 5x optical zoom. And I found that most qualifying cameras started at about $150. Well I was nosing around amazon.com and came across the Fuji S1800 @ $152.00. That is a great deal! I just check and you can get as close as 5mm. So this means you should be able to photograph from your store front down to jewelry (piece by piece). And of course anything in between. Now a word about Fuji. They don't tell you after warranty to take a long walk on a short bridge, like Sony did to me. I have a Fuji on which the LCD screen went white, sent it in per their instructions, ask for an estimate, received back no charge! Now I am not saying they repair everything at no charge, but this was evidently a manufacturing defect that Fuji elected to stand behind. Now that is a company I like doing business with!

several options out there, some folks even swear by their cell phone pix, for just a quick usage or to keep on shelf, without the higher costs, try your local pawn or department stores camera department. Seems at most times they can give great insight on what your specific needs are. We went for the Kodak Easyshare had many many great photo's and different type settings on it. However due to like everything else upgrades tend to limbo the camera somewhat useless or so it seemed, given the auto-load for uploading from the camera to pc and the upgrades Kodak stuck within their files, all don't seem to read each-other from time to time, when brought this to Kodak they suggested a 50. discount on next camera, seems their department hadn't the insight to explain, might of been updated materials somehow blocking the Identity of the camera from its own files. Suggest, simpler the better, don't over-do the logic, get advise from local photographer or its subsids, maybe even the camera section your local pharmacy