I just purchased a Nikon Coolpix 2100. Best camera I've ever owned.
I went to Circuit City where they let me take pictures with all the cameras they had there...and then they printed them all out for me to compare quality.
The Nikon won hands down. I looked at Fuji also, which I might have purchased accept they were out of stock. I tried the Canon Elph(crap), the Sony's (not too bad), and Kodaks (not bad either).
However, the Nikon did really amazing macros...it's incredibly small...had optical zoom...every kind of automatic shooting mode (sports, low-light, etc)...but isn't limited to automatic presets, it allows manual control over most functions too. Great camera. The pictures are incredibly clear, and color reproduction is excellent.
http://www.nikonusa.com/usa_home/home.jsp