Essentially any pocket camera these days with a 5 megapixel sensor will give you great quality. Bells and whistles are a personal preference from there. 3" screens seem to be the norm these days and are a great improvement over the 1.5" screens of a few years ago. Canon and Sony have always been good to me. A neoprene case built for the camera specifically is almost essential. I've been packing a pocket camera round in my flightbag for years with no problems.