New camera advice, please

Hi, anyone who knows me, knows that when it comes to technical things I'm a dunce I'm just about to get a new camera and want something that is idiot proof yet can take stunning pics, the one I've got at the moment even though it its basically idiot proof, just isant up to the job I want if for, I want to take great up close pics of Jack, flowers etc, but also great on the move pics of Jack doing agility, the camera I have, by the time it's got ready to take a pic, he's finished the course, or is blurred, so if I have a camera that can do the job, then it's up to me to improve as well I found this on ebay and wondered if any of you tecnical lot thought it was any good, if not any sugestions please thanks
Christine

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEALED-7-1MP-K...QQcmdZViewItem

That's the same one Shona's got, it's a good buy, take a look at some of Shona's pics she took yesterday.

Thanks nero, but having a complete mind block at the moment which one's Shona sorry Shona

Sexy Vinnie thread.

Thanks nero sorry to be a pain, but , I've been having a look around a bit, and this one is also mentioned on another thread, which is better for what I'm after, Thanks


oops, better put a link on


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Canon-PowerSho...QQcmdZViewItem

Well that's the camera I have and it's great pretty much idiot proof aswell - it has to be for me

It has a dial on the top for taking different types of photos - portraits, landscapes, nightshots, action shots, video etc etc and it has an auto setting on it aswell.

Take a flick back through some of my pics - I got it in May so anything before that is irrelevant

Thanks M2M, I thought someone had bought one recently if it's idiot proof that's just what I need , how quickly does it get ready to take pics, and what's the battery use like, the little one I have uses them like it was going out of fashion

the battery is actually really good on it, since I've had it I've only changed them twice - one of which was a few days ago and you know how many pics I post it takes 4 AA batteries.

It gets ready pretty quick aswell - most of my action shots are actually taken on the landscape setting, as the action setting quality isn't as good - but if he's going really quick I use the action otherwise I get a big black blur - the devil of dartmoor

Thanks M2M, at least you get shots of Max even though they may be blurred, most of my action shots just have a few tail hairs at most it certainly sounds like the camera for me, Jack is going to a few agility shows soon and my old camera just isant up to it