SLR quality point and shoot?

I'm looking for a new digital camera.
I am very new to photography (I just take the camera, push button and call it a deal)
I was very interested in SLRs because my friends had them and I was very interested in this quality.
Then I found out how much my friends paid. I didn't exactly have the 400+ that my friends were shelling out for their bodies and lenses.

I am pretty much looking for a a simple point and shoot camera that can pretty much get me something close to SLR quality shots.

My budget is 250, as I cant save up. I have a trip to hawaii soon and I would LOVE a camera to take along with me.

Ive been looking at the Fujifilm s1500

Do any of you guys have any recommendations for me?

Not quite the same as an SLR no matter how good anyway Nikon's are good cameras.

You're just not going to get that quality / flexibility for 250, sorry.duxup

A regular point and shoot camera will do the job just fine for a Hawaii trip. They're designed to take the best landscape and portrait shots possible.

For everything else, a SLR is pretty much required, but you need to learn about photography.

I have a Sony Alpha 300.

[QUOTE="duxup"]You're just not going to get that quality / flexibility for 250, sorry.tofu-lion91

A regular point and shoot camera will do the job just fine for a Hawaii trip. They're designed to take the best landscape and portrait shots possible.

For everything else, a SLR is pretty much required, but you need to learn about photography.