I use two cameras, one of which is a Canon G5. I chose it because it has a tiltable LCD screen that is very clear, even in bright sunlight. The NGS's online newsletter had a series of articles comparing different camera models and their comparative strengths and weaknesses specifically for genealogy uses. At one point in that series, the author provided a downloadable spreadsheet that you could adapt to fit your own personal preferences. Here are links to the August issue--poke around and find earlier/later issues: To view the HTML version of UpFront visit: http://www.NGSgenealogy.org/UpFront/080104/web To view the PDF version of UpFront visit: http://www.NGSgenealogy.org/UpFront/080104/080104.pdf