point and shoot

Hi folks,

My mom wants to buy my brother (who is turning 50) a decent point and shoot digital camera with minimal shutter lag. I am not much up to date on point and shoots and was hoping some of you could give me some recommendations on what to get. She wants to spend somewhere between $400 and $600. Lots of bells and whistles but minimal shutter lag is important as is image quality. This camera is NOT for diving and is for essentially a non-camera buff's use.

Thanks for your help.

Joe

I got my mum the Fujifilm F30 and she loves it. Very low shutter lag and the high ISO capacity that is actually usable, means she gets decent looking shots in environments where none of her friends can.

I think there is an F40 now (slightly higher MP?) and also an F31d (facial recognition?). You might want to check those out too.