Need more info from you
budget.
size cellphone size/pocket size/35mm analog size? etc.
favored interface, does she like/dislike any other camera's she's used before (fuji?)
any camera will be a big speed improvement over an eight year old camera.
low light sensitivity is a good clue for something to evaluate.
How much zoom is desired? I have 5x on my camera, a relatively low optical zoom factor.
hm.. most other things are so close that they're indistinguishable.
I will say there's a new lightfield camera from
Lytro for $499 that is very different but takes pictures that are always in focus. this is a five star geek factor for the technology, but might also be useful for a simple snapshotter.