I'd need a suggestion about camera to take pics of building roofs, my father's company installs domestic solar power plants and would like to take some pics of them to put in his website.

He tried with a Sony DSC-W300 and of course the results weren't great as it's not very easy to get a whole picture of the plant being too close to it (or sometimes on it).

What should I be looking for in camera/lens datasheet?
And please don't be vague with things like "you need a low xyz" as I'm a total newbie and I don't know what high and low may be: numbers please :)

Can you also suggest what model can I get with a moderate (like <<$700 ) budget? A compact would be great because of the size but you're the experts so I'll wait for your suggestions.

I'd need a suggestion about camera to take pics of building roofs, my father's company installs domestic solar power plants and would like to take some pics of them to put in his website.

He tried with a Sony DSC-W300 and of course the results weren't great as it's not very easy to get a whole picture of the plant being too close to it (or sometimes on it).

What should I be looking for in camera/lens datasheet?
And please don't be vague with things like "you need a low xyz" as I'm a total newbie and I don't know what high and low may be: numbers please :)

Can you also suggest what model can I get with a moderate (like <<$700 ) budget? A compact would be great because of the size but you're the experts so I'll wait for your suggestions.