And the Kodak DC210 has a flash, zoom, and great interface, but it has a fixed focus lens. Make a chart of camera features and fill it out for all the cameras you're interested in purchasing. That way you won't be caught short with a camera that doesn't have all the features you wanted. Make sure you see Chapter 2 of Digital Photography Answers for more information on buying a digital camera. That depends upon how serious you want to get about photography.
Many people can do just fine with a plain-vanilla camera for years.
Others want to expand. My dad already knew that I thrive on adding gadgets and accessories to all my major purchases. See Chapter 9 of Digital Photography Answers for more on all the accessories that can complement your digital camera. The printout has long been the digital camera's weak link. The resolution of digital cameras is much lower than chemical film, so pixels were often obvious in the printouts.