Its my first time buying a digital camera, what do you recommend, my budget is $200?

Kodak 875 (5x 8MP Schneider lens), V803
Nikon L6,L5,L11
Sony T55
Canon A550

The only thing with the Sony,is memory costs twice of what it does for the others, sometimes 3 times more!

Of all of these the Kodak 875 has the most zoom and Mega Pixels. $200 even

If offered an extended warranty for $20 or less go for it.

Get something with a high mega pixel but try not to spend to much on a camera because is it likely to break

Sony cyber shot. I love mine. I could even control shutter speed. Never had a problem with it yet... Seems like all other brands have all these presets where you can barely adjust anything your self. They are like 199.99 at wal mart. Make sure you get the one the has the M and the P as a selection on the dial.

Some of our best answerers always recommends the Fujifilm FinePix F20 camera as the best-for-less choice. I have to say that I like the sample images at Steve's site (below). If Morey000 or SpaceCowboy show up after me and make this recommendation, choose them as the best answer, because I'm just passing along their suggestion. I have no personal experience with this camera. I see it at B&H Photo (available through Yahoo! Shopping) for $150; $190 with a 1 GB Sandisk memory card.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_revi...
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Fu...

My brother has the A540 and my mother-in-law has the A530 - on my recommendation - and neither one has stopped speaking to me yet. Based on this and experience with other Canon Powershot cameras, I am now recommending the A550 as a nice and relatively inexpensive camera.

Canon just introduced the A550, which has more pixels, but offers less user control. I'd be happy with the A540, but the A550 is probably also worth considering, especially since the A540 is now harder to find. I think it's been discontinued. The A550 costs $170 at B&H and, of course, you'll need a memory card.

A550 review: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_revi...