What is a good digital camera to buy? ($350 max and for personal use)?

I own a few Nikon DSLR's and I'd buy the Canon Powershot A630 or A640 for myself. These cameras have the larger 1/1.8" (5.2 mm x 7.2 mm) sensor that is nearly double the sensor size you find in many point and shoot cameras and this translates into better image quality. They allow fully automatic use or total user control and offer several stages in between. The only significant difference between these cameras is that the A630 is 8 MP and the A640 is 10 MP.

If you're going to spend up to $250, look at a Canon Powershot A630. My brother has had his A630 for about a year and it's a very nice camera. You can get it at B&H Photo (available through Yahoo! Shopping) for $212.

If you can go to $350, look at the 10 MP Canon Powershot A640. This is not a camera that you can stuff into your shirt pocket, but it's an excellent camera. It sells for about $300 and you can add a very nice memory card for under $50.

For either camera, buy a 1 or 2 GB Sandisk Ultra II or Extreme III card. You will NEED the increased capacity and write speed to fully realize the benefits of your camera. The Ultra II would be excellent, but if you are really into video, you might prefer the faster Extreme III. These cards cost from about $25-45 at B&H and several other outlets.

A630: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_revi...
Also: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Ca... (Read owner opinions)

A640: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_revi...
Also: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canona64...

I have the Kodak easy share v530 the upgraded easyshare, its a great camera a 5 megapixil but takes extreamly clear pictures. It dosent distort whenever you zoom all the way in, and take pictures very fast. it came with a carrying case, a wall charger and a dock for the computer and it ran about 260.00 I bought mine at Targer they also have them in diffrent colors like red silver black and pink

KODAK EASY SHARE ....... I KNOW AT ONE TIME THEY WERE SELLING IT ALONG WITH THE PRINTER ALL IN ONE AROUND 200 DOLLORS AT ON TIME AT WALMART

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

My suggestion will be the S50c or the S7c, both of them retail at 349$. Very compact ones.........

For $350 I'd pay a visit to

http://www.nimisis.com/halfpricebargains...

and have a good hunt around.