suitable for documentation/reproduction of 2D fine art?

I'm looking for a camera to use for documenting my 2D fine artwork. I need high megapixels and tripod mountable, with reasonably accurate color reproduction. I will be editing with Photoshop and want photos that are good for print production. I'm not a pro, so not too interested in a SLR.

Hi James, thanks for the reply. Yes, I do want poster size prints and I'm given to believe that very few point and shoot digitals are tripod mountable...

How would using a lightbox improve my picture quality?

Not at all. Most have a tripod mount. And a lightbox is good for smaller art as it will provide even lighting. Hammacher Schlemmer has a kit for about $80. for the larger ones, good three point lighting is key to help it "pop" on the image.

According to the reps at Tiger Direct, no point and shoot digital cameras are tripod mountable. (Of course they were wrong.) They are, however, rare since they're made with the average snapshot consumer in mind, not those of us who need a more stable shot. I've been shopping for one for a few weeks now. I'm trying to avoid moving up to a DSLR if I don't have to.

The 2d fine artworks are paintings on canvas, hence the tripod. I'm thinking the lightbox would be better for small works on paper, not fine art. Now I see what you were getting at. No such luck getting out the easy way; I will indeed need to use 3 point lighting with photo bulbs. :)

Thanks again for your reply.

I would add a caution here. Many of these lenses do have significant geometric distortion. For the subjects most people are photographing, that's not significant: it doesn't really matter if the kid's face is a tiny bit rounder, or the flower is a tiny bit more elongated. However, doing good copy work, particularly for print production, demands the most accurate images. Also there's the question of whether the sharpness is uniform across the field; often it's not. I don't recall reading the results of any rigorous tests of the G10's lens, but I would urge great caution and careful testing before deciding to use a compact camera to create an original for reproduction.