I just bought a Fuji F31fd for my wife just as a point and shoot camera. I was very impressed with the results...good in low light, short shutter delay, excellent battery life, does video at 640 x 480, drawbacks are only a 3 x optical zoom and it uses XD memory cards which are more expensive than other types. Best to check the reviews, i use http://www.imaging-resource.com/
Colin