Best 'GOOD' digital camera with zoom ?

[NotAnOtter]

Just seen lovely pics so often on here.
I like photography but am no professional.
Kodak z740? Minolta? what to get - any ideas please..mostly will be photographing offspring. thanks

I think it's mainly personal preference. OH had a really good Kodak one & I really like my Canon one. I think the best thing to do is go and hold lots in the shop (I know it sounds silly but some of them feel too big or small or awkward) & ask around friends & look at theirs.

Have you done a search on here? There have been quite a few threads with recommendations
We have an Olympus 10 X zoom it's a C770 I think - does little movies too
We love it
Olympus do good lenses
Canon = v popular, user-friendly
Decide on a budget and see what's available -
we used pricerunner to find cheapest prices and they do good reviews by people who actually own the cameras which are good