i had the Fuji s3500, and I thought it was rubbish. Picture quality was grainy, shutter lag was AWFUL and lens bowing terrible. Personally, I would not touch another Fuji camera. I'm looking at getting the Panasonic FZ5. Excellent reviews. More than just a point and click, but has all the automatic features of one if you wanted to use them. I don't want a professional camera, especially at professional prices, but I wanted something a bit 'meatier'.
www.dealtime.co.uk to check prices. good camera places online:
www.cameras2u.com
www.warehouseexpress.com
www.digitaldepot.co.uk
www.pixmania.co.uk
fyi - kodak C340 on dealtime shows:
http://uk.shopping.com/xFS?KW=KODAK+C340