I have a 2 megapixel Olympus camera that is almost 4 years old (ancient, I know).

I'm looking for a replacement as this one has some problems with speed of capturing images and the lens cover is a pain.

I'm looking for something that's point and shoot. The number of megapixels isn't critical because I rarely print larger than 4 x 6. I would like a powerful optical zoom, couldn't care less about the digital zoom. Rechargable batteries are a plus, but it is nice to be able to use off the shelf ones in a pinch. I don't print my photos at home, I just take a CD or the memory source to CVS or Walgreens. Basically I'm looking for something simple and fast with a good zoom.