I want a fixed lens digital camera the does wide angle and zoom. Does a camera like that exist?

yes they do, not really wide like say 20mm but some are close, and then they have a zoom as well


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yes you can get that in a fixed lens camera...here are two that i have right now:
panasonic lumix dmc-fz50 + fujifilm finepix s9100
the panny lens is 12x (35-420mm) and the fuji is 10x (28-300mm). glad to say you can get wideangle lens attachment for both of these cameras and the do take great pics...for samples go to:
www.trendycams.com

kodak v705 or 703
I forget what number
check kodak.com

Go over to www.dpreview.com and look at the list of camera reviews.

It tells you the 35mm equivalent focal length of the lens on each camera.

If you're looking for wider than 36mm equiv., the pickings are slim.

Hope this helps.