[Big Ed]

I know this isn't a photography site but figured there's some good technical people here. My current "work" camera has started to act up on me, so I need a replacement. I'm a real estate broker, so the camera will be used to photograph my listings.

The biggest challenge with shooting homes is the interior shots -- you need a pretty wide angle lens to shoot all but the largest rooms. I bought an accessory lens to do this with my current camera, a Canon Powershot A40. Problem was, the lens blocked the built-in flash and this model had no hot shoe to add an accessory flash, so I spent lots of time at the PC lightening up the photos after I took them. I'm sick of this, and ready for a one-step solution.

High resolution is NOT important. Even with my little 2 megapixel Canon, I have to reduce pictures before I post them on the web -- so pretty much any current camera will have high enough resolution for my purposes.

Also, at present many of the older agents who work with me have a hard time taking photos. If it exists, a simple point and shoot camera with a wide angle lens and built in flash is ideal, as it would free me from having to shoot every damn listing we take. But having said that, all the point and shoots I've seen do not have any wide angle capability.

I'm not strictly limited in budget for this purchase, but would prefer to keep it under $500. If it requires more than that, I'd probably just go full digital SLR to replace my film SLR.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.