Sony - 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit, Alpha —
Thisd is to me a better vaue than the nikon or canon ( even thoug I have owne 4 canon slrs at one time and over 7 lenses) due to two main things
1.) image stabilisation is a function of the camera not the lens so all compatable lenses enjoy image stabilisation.
2.) Lots of old minolta and maxim/minolta lense out there fit this camera.
Like anything new it takes a little bit of time to grok all the features but it is time well spent. As to 8 vs 10 vs 12 or more megs for the sensor it becomes a bit pointless after a while. Most shots are never printed to a scale that wil ever tax the capability of this camera's image renderdering capacity.