Help finding a digital camera?

I really need a new digital camera. I was wondering what type would be best to get really artistic shots and one that has really fast and manual shutter speeds. I would love one to where you can take multiple shots really fast. I heard that Olympus is good and I have always like Nikon and Cannon.

If you need a compact camera with full manual controls, I would recommend checking reviews of
Canon Powershot s95
Panasonic Lumix LX5
Canon Powershot G12
Nikon Coolpix P7000
Depending on your budget and need you might want to go for a micro four third camera (i.e.cameras with a large DSLR like sensor, in a compact body with interchangeable lens), you might want to look at Panasonic Lumix GF1 and GF2, Olympus PEN EPL1 and Sony NEX-5.

As you said you need to take multiple shots really fast, Sony NEX-5 is the fastest of the grid, in fact faster than many DSLRs, you can shoot up to 7 frames/second. If you are on a lower budget Sony NEX-3 also has 7fps and about a 100$ cheaper.

Olympus has a line of cameras similar to the Sony Nex models that may also be a good fit for you. The Sony Nex & Olympus Pen Digital are a new genre of cameras sometimes called E. V.I.L. (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens). Panasonic also has models for this genre with lenses that are compatible with the Olympus. Most of hese models eliminate the optical viewing system of traditional SLR/DSLR designs allowing the camera and lenses to be more compact and lighter weight than DSLR's.

One reason you might prefer Olympus is because they have introduced a number of in camera "Art Filters" that allow users to create a number of special effects. You can look at descriptions of all of the Olympus and Panasonic models at this link, you can select any model you are interested and get a more detailed description from that page ~

http://www.four-thirds.org/en/microft/body.html

One advantage of the Sony is that some models will be able to shoot at a higher frame rate (frames per second) than most of their competition but I'm not sure how important that would be considering that Olympus & Panasonic have respectable frame rates, too. You can review the Sony models here but it does not seem to have as much detail about the cameras as the Olympus, Panasonic site above ~

http://www.sonystyle.com/...1644718498

Hope that helps. Feel free to email me if you have more questions…