As mentioned above DSLR
the bounds of creativity are infinite.
he could go halfway and get one of them "compact DSLRs" which have the option of point and shoot and also manual settings.
As mentioned above DSLR
Gonna go with a Sony W150 (or W170) or the Fuji F100FD - just waiting for them to be released, reviewd, and either me or someone from work here to go the states to get me one!
Hola Dan
I would say Sony, the lense is Carl-Zeiss which is very good.
I had a Cibershot and I was very pleased with it, handy and easy to use