Well I finally bought a camera over the weekend though it wasn't the one I was asking about. My wife wanted to keep the cost around $200 and being I just dropped some cash on having my wheels widened I wasn't going to debate with her about the camera. So we agreed on a Canon PowerShot A720 IS.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_...anon_a720.html
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/spec...non_a720is.asp
Now I can update my build thread with pictures.