I just bought the Finepix S3380 from Argos, purely because i was looking at an SLR and realised i had no idea how to use it properly.
Seems pointless paying 300+ for a camera that will only get used as a point and shoot. I've made plans to visit a few local 'scenic' spots over the weekend to play with the exposure settings etc to get used to the other settings and how they work, then maybe next year i'll look at buying a SLR - if i actually find a need for it.
The cam i just bought seems to be pretty decent, 14mp, 26x zoom and all sorts of other stuff that i have no fuckin idea of at the moment