Thanks for this info. It sounds like you can benefit from “liveview”
This is a feature in certain DSLR’s that will allow you to see your scene through the screen prior to taking the shot. This feature is not really included in any budget camera, but if you define your budget I can help you more.
I really think you should consider the Nikon D5000.
You can swivel the screen out and take your interesting angle shots.
http://www.nikonusa.com/Assets/Digital-SLR/25452-Nikon-D5000/Views/353_25452_D5000_vari.jpg
There are so many entry level camera’s now a days it gets hard to be able to recommend anything. If somebody says " i like to take photos of my son’s sports games" then I can help find a budget camera that is good for that purpose.
Otherwise, to any new person to photography, they will have no clue what fps is, or ISO etc. So why just post a bunch of specs on camera’s that new people…*“those who know what SLR stands for and what is the extra D in front of it” *will not understand