Powershot SD1000 (Elph)

I have been using Canon products in my classroom for the past two years and have since become a convert. I chose the SD1000 because of its compact size and its low MSRP. At 7.1MP, the images are plenty large enough to crop and manipulate while still being small enough to not overwhelm my hard drive. Its small size has lent itself to many adventures with it. I have a Lowe Alpine case for it that I typically attach to the hip belt of my pack or to my climbing harness. I've taken the camera to the top of multipitches and dropped in in the snow in the White Mountains. And it keeps on ticking. The battery life is phenomenal and lasts several days (except for in very cold temperatures, which is typical). I love the macro setting as well as the widescreen and pano. I have enjoyed the camera enough that I actually bought the same one for my techno-phobe mother and she loves it as well.