Although the price for DSLR camera's are more expensive that the point and shoot's, dont be afraid to get one. they have much more capabilities!
This is my first DSLR camera! I took this out of the box, and the feel was very comfortable; The camera takes very good pictures and has plenty of modes to get that perfect shot; I never knew that photos could be such a high quality; I was used to the point and shoot cameras, now im a huge DSLR fan.