How do you determine a good digital camera?

I'm looking to buy a digital camera under 100 dollars. Besides megapixels what else do you look for in a decent camera? And How many megapixels should you look for?

3 megapixles is pretty standard, 5-7 megapixles is nice. You should also look for the zoom. 3x is basic, 12x is very nice. Also, the brand name should be a part of the decision also. Look in consumer reports for higher rated cameras. I have a sony now and it has been great.

should have at least 10x optical zoom
and be able to do wide angle

you should also check for the type of battery. If it takes removable batteries, then it is better. Most of the time when you have permanent batteries, they will burn out. Some of them, i know, can be replaced by professionals, but then you have to pay them! Also, you should not settle for less than 100 mega pixels.

I would look for how long it took to turn on, how long it took to react when I hit the button to take a picture, how long it took before I could take another picture, what kind of battery life it had, if it had a memory card that was popular (SD), if it had a viewfinder, if it had a good review on Steve's digicams.

I would buy nothing less than 5 megapixels but probably nothing more than 7 megapixels as I only order 4 X 6 prints.


http://www.steves-digicams.com/

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