Here are the top camera's in the 3 consumer catagories.
Based on Price, ease of use, quality of camera and performance.
Sub compacts
1. Canon sd870is
2. canon sd1100is
3. ricoh r10
4. samsung l210
5. panasonic fx35
6. olympus stylus 1020
7. nikon s210
Compacts
1. Canon a590
2. panasonic tz5
3. panasonic tz4
4. nikon coolpix p60
5. canon a470
Prosumer
1. sony dsc h50
2. canon powershot sx10
3. casio ex fh20
4. fuji finpix 5200hd
5. olympus sp570uz
6. panasonic dmc fz28