I was wondering about these too recently unfortunately I am uneducated in teh field of digital cameras so any responses would be useful to me too. Had a chat with a guy in one of the electronic stores in town the other day and some of them have very small memories thats about all I know.
Was going to buy a JVC one last year but most of the people in the camera shops (not the big stores where they usually dont know anything) talked me out of it. Went with a DVD model in the and.
It depends very much on how much you want to spend - I have a Sony at the lower end of the range and am delighted with it, however you may want a higher spec. I purchased from Pixmania and had very fast shipment. View the range at