Best digital camera for a teenager?

I'm looking for a camera that turns on quickly--I am always on the go and never want to miss a good photo oppurtunity. I'm looking in the $150--$300 price range. I want somewhat good quality photos, and a camera that is compatible with Macs. Any reccomendations? A lot of my friends have Casios, which seems to work well for what I need--a good, basic camera with good turn on time...but does anyoen else have other suggestions?

Nikon coolpix p3
Nikon coolpix p4
Sony cybershot p200
Sony cybershot w100

goto this site..it will help you to select one
http://www.dpreview.com/

I've got a kodak C533, it works well and it's turn on time is fairly fast. It's really easy to use and the software it comes with is helpful when it comes to editing your photos. The size is good for being on the go, because it's not really klunky but it's also not small enough to lose. From personal experience, it's the camera I reccomend.

my suggestion
go to yahoo shopping
digital cameras
digital camera GUIDE
be sure to check titles on the left side
the guide should answer your questions

I have always had Canons which are a reliable brand and sturdy cameras. Currently I have the Canon PowerShot A640 which is nice but I wasn't loving some of the photos I was getting in darker settings and it is sorta slow. Plus, I really wanted a camera that was very quick and I could just throw in my purse without weighing it down!

So I just order the Casio Exilim Ex Z600 like yesterday so I haven't gotten it yet. I didn't want to spend a fortune since I just bought my canon poweshot like six months ago. So I spent like $175 on the Casio. Based on reviews from Amazon, this camera is very quick and not difficult to work with. Fuji FinePix is also supposed to be pretty good. Good luck!

Even though I personally own this ultra compact camera, I would still like to highly recommend the purchase of a Nikon Coolpix L10 for the following reasons:

1. Besides taking well-exposed hi-quality 5 megapixel pictures, it uses a standard set of rechargeable double AA batteries which last a very long time;
2. Has a 3x optical zoom;
3. Takes "continuous" 2 frames per second "action/sports" images;
4. Has macro feature for close-ups of small objects focused under 6 inches;
5. The flash setting for "red-eye" correction is on the navigator wheel and not within a submenu;
6. It's very small and light;
7. Uses inexpensive SD memory cards - a 2 gig card sells for $19 at samys.com;
8. The digital video feature takes wonderful "sound" videos which are noise free. It records the piano very well with it's built-in microphone;
9. It comes with a USB 2.0 transfer cable which you connect to your USB computer port;
10. Has tripod mount on bottom of camera;
11. And the price is a mere $119 [sold at Samy's Camera - samys.com, and Staples.com.]

Review(s) can be found at amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Coolpix-Digi...

along with pictures provided by satisfied purchasers.]

Good luck!

i have the Olympus Stylus 760. It has 7.1 megapixels and a large LCD. It also has other great features.