Camera recommendations?

[wrenb]

I need to buy a camera for work, for documenting stains on carpet and counters (light colors, low contrast), greasy stoves, that sort of thing. Things that don't photograph well but the human eye can detect.

I haven't bought a camera in years. I started looking for reviews (specifically at dpreview.com) but I have no idea what I need. I'm fairly sure that the features that make a great snapshot camera are not the same features that will help me document damages. None of us in the office are much good at photography, so I'm looking for a point & shoot, something small and relatively inexpensive. In the past we've used a Polaroid, but a new ordinance is multiply our photography immensely.

Thanks guys!