What digital camera would you recommend for a beginner?

I am interested in wedding/portrait photography, but I'm at the beginning stages of learning and practicing. What camera would you recommend that I purchase ? Thanks.

Olympus Stylus 840 8.0MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Dual Image Stabilized Zoom: $134

- 8.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints
- 5x image-stabilized optical zoom; Face Detection
- 2.7-inch HyperCrystal LCD
- Perfect Fix in-camera editing; includes Olympus Master 2 software
- Stores images on xD Picture Cards

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