Hi everyone,

I'm pretty new to this so I lack the knowledge to pick a decent camera.
I'm looking at models on the 200 range.

judging from the images I see from this website

Imaging Resource "Comparometer" ™ Digital Camera Image Comparison Page

The Canon Canada PowerShot SD1300 IS might be a good starter for me.

I'm looking for a relatively inexpensive model, fool around , read a book, and then if I love it I'll probably go nuts.

Any recommendations?
should i dive straight into the more serious dslr models?