Very nice pic, i have a 5.1 megapixel cam and i can't get a clear shot of the bud like that, think i need to read up on the instructions for the cam rather than how to grow as thats going good just the pics that are no good hehhehheh.
the best of all ricoh but theyr so expensive. I would go with a canon of some description and like faded said they have a camera for your price range. As for zoom optical is way better than digital as you lose quality with digital. Peace