Hello

But it's HIM not her , she's mrsFrog !!!

Anyway, www.dpreview.com is a good place to look around indeed

Any one of the D50, D70, D70s, 350D, 5D, etc... DSLR's are fine, they all have their pros and cons, at the end of the day, it's down to individual preference.
The advantage you get with a DSLR is that you can change lenses, and therefore enhance what you can do with your camera over time, money is your only limit.
They all have a fully automatic program mode which will do everything for you like a compact, until you have learnt your way round the camera and basic photography skills.

Now, the problem with a DSLR is that there isn't one lens that does it all, so you end up with a few (generally two or more), and that means weight and bulk. Plus, you have to change the lens depending on what you are photographing (e.g. people in a group, cars far away, etc...).

One VERY good alternative, is something like the Fuji (check out Sony and Panasonic too), which is an all in one, single high quality lens, lots of megapixels, etc... without any of the bulk.
And to be honest, someone on this forum (forget who), has been taking pictures with a fuji, and they are just superb.

Best thing to do, is to pop into a shop, and have a play / try a few cameras to see which ones you feel comfortable with.
Their respective picture quality is all very subjective, they are ALL very good to all but a very trained eye

Also bear in mind the cost of additional memory, these cameras come with almost nothing, and a 6 or 10mp camera needs lots of memory