What is the best digital camera to buy for $250 or less?

Get a Cannon is all I have to say! They are the best selling and the best camera company in the world. And also get a camera from B&H Photo, they sell cameras cheap and some with special kits!

Pick your camera here! (Canon site)

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/contro...

And buy your camera here! (B&H Photo site)

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controll...

Check out the Canon SD600. 6MP, great photos. Price is ~$220. Canon is the best camera manufacturer on the market.

I have a great one that was only about 120 its the Kodax C4-33 great camera and cheep money wise

Kodak Easy Share!!! Absolutely the best and so easy to use!!!

I have an awesome little camera I got on eBay...for $20.
and it cameo's as a cam recorder too...

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Kodak Z650. Check here for great camera reviews with actual photos taken with the cameras: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/

If you are willing to spend $250, an awesome camera at $20 you don't want as per one of your answerer's. A camera with not just the usual zooms of 3X and 4X optical zoom would be one I recommend. The Fugi FinePix S5200. Back in Dec I paid $238- at Beach Camera. It's 5 megapixels, 10X optical zoom and makes excellent 8X10s when enlarged. Great on batteries. Only drawback, a bit big. ISO 64-1600; shutter speed 1/2000 second.
Hope I helped and not confuse you. Check Website dpreview.com Also as one answer eluded about buying at B&H Photo...they are excellent along with
Beach Camera, Adorama, Tri-State, and Abe's of Maine.

thanx 4 the two points!!