Information about digital cameras????

i need a digital camera for work. i work in real estate (agent). i need one that's reliable, and reasonablly priced ($100). i am a novice when it comes to brands and features and i'd like to collect some information before i go shopping. i think i need a camera that can compliment my laptop (dell inspiron 130) or does that matter? i also read something about downloading pic from cameras to wesites for a virtual tour of homes. do types of cameras have to do with virtual pages or no???

yeah, the virtual thing I don't know sorry

but a hundred bucks is not going to get you a very good camera
unless you are only going to be taking tiny, small thumbnails for like magazines or something

I would say you want something with atleast five mega pixels and atleast a 10x optical zoom

it is worth the extra money, sales are ofcourse good and digital camera batteries are good, don't get one that already has like a battery pack or something cause they aren't as good

also you need a camera bag to keep it all together and nice

sony the best

I would check bestbuy.com.. You might be suprised how nice of a camera you can pick up for $100 !!

I am a pro photographer. My first digital camera was a sony cybershot and it made me a lot of money. Sony, canon, and panasonic are great brands. You can also check out a site that helped me out a whole lot when I bought my first camera (digital) http://www.kenrockwell.com if you have any techie questions you can email me. Your printer makes a difference too. Edit the photos yourself and save them on cd before you take to a printer. I use wal-mart or wolf if you can afford. If you can afford to buy an hp 3 in one that will do you ok and that printer is usually on sale at wal-mart for under $100. If you can afford more get an epson.

By the way It may be in your best interest to save $150 to $200 and get something with a rebate. For now get exposable digital cameras by kodak. I have never seen a decent one for under $100. I am an investor also and take all of my own pics for appraisals, inspections, repairs, etc. Wish you the best. Email me if this was not enough info.

Many people don't believe this, but non-name brands sometimes can actually be better then name brands. About half a year ago i purchused a Aiptek Pocket DV-5100M for about a hundred dollars. I is a 5-megapixel camera that accepts compact flash cards, has a flash, a lcd display, can take video, record audio, and take pictures. Now, Aiptek has never cameras that are still very inexpensive but are even better then my current Aiptek. You should check them out at Walgreens or Circuit City. I love my Aiptek and the quality for both video and pictures is amazing. You can't get more for your buck with an Aiptek. Happy Shopping!!!