I'm seeing a lot of love for Canon in this thread.

My fully manual Canon AE-1 is fun, but is 20+ years old.

Just last month I got a Canon Vixia HV30, which is a mini high-definition camcorder. It also has a memory card and shoots great still images too.

I don't know how much your points are worth, but if you're after a digital still camera only, I'd go for one of those Nikon XLR's. They're amazing.