I am a novice when it comes to taking pictures. However, my husband is really into all the fancy gadgets and gizmos so, when our first child was born, he bought us a really fancy, and expensive, digital camera. We have gotten a lot of use out of the camera, but I often get frustrated with it because I don’t understand all of the professional functions. I want to shop for digital cameras for beginners. I want something that you turn on, it has a few limited selections on a dial, and then you take the picture. I also want something that will not cost me a months salary.