I like the Canon brand. I have an older one, a A20 which is 2 megapixels. Very good camera never a problem. I like that they use AA batteries. You can buy rechargeables fairly cheap and if the rechargeables ever run out while your shooting you can use any AA as a backup.
The coolest thing about shopping for a digital is that there are no surprises with the photo quality. I used a few websites that review cameras. It was a huge help.
www.dpreview.com was the one I used the most.
I will be upgrading to more pixels eventually and I will stick with Canon.
Ask Mr70 how he likes his. He just bought a Canon.