Fuji camera?
 

I've been seriously considering this particular model.
A photographer I spoke to recently raves about it, and I have seen some of the pictures it has taken.

http://www.fujifilm.ca/x8312.xml

Price seems right too.
Comments from the pros out there?

depends what you need it for.. some can probably create webcontent with a cameraphone..
fuji makes great cameras but if you are serious, you need to look at SLR cameras, fuji has a great one called S5.

Why the hype about SLR?
I am hearing it everywhere.

What's the difference between an S and an SLR?