something I can take quality pictures with, maybe something with a few doodads to mess with.

I think I have it narrows down to a Canon PowerShot Elph 300HS, or a Fuji S4500. They both seem like a good deal for the money. To me that is. Like I explained to Jay, if I were to compare it to bikes, at this stage, I'm making remarks like "Hey, This one has wheels!!"..."and they spin!!!"

So I literally know nothing about specs, regarding what is good, and what isn't, beyond mega pixels, and digital and optical zoom. everything else is gibberish to me.