My advice is to first pin down by features, price, etc, which cameras are for you, regardless of Megapixels. Go to www.dpreview.com and www.steves-digicams.com to make your comparisons. There are other review sites, but I haven't seen any others so thorough. Then when you have a few candidates, you'll find some sample shots within the reviews. Download some, print them and then see what you think. You can also find pictures at www.pbase.com, a photo hosting/ sharing site, where you can select by camera (go to 'camera database'). Even though 5MP cameras are fine for 10x8, remember you may want to crop pictures sometimes. Good luck! Regards, Stephen