I'm Looking to purchase a Digtial Camera?

can you please give me camera makes and models of good digital (or what you think is the best) cameras price is preffered between $200-$400

try looking at the reviews from cnet.com

http://reviews.cnet.com/

Check consumer reports. They all have different featuers. Decide what features are most important for the type of photography you'll be doing.

Go to a good camera store, ask the storekeeper, there are so many Digital Camera, makes and models, within that price!Beforehand, know the purpose of camera you want.

don't buy one its a waist of money

I use Pentax Optio 6, it's very nice I bought a new one on Ebay for around $300 a little while ago.

Get one that has more Optical zoom and more pixels

I just switched from a Canon G3 (4MP) to a Canon A620 (7.1MP)
The Canon A620 was at Buydig.com for 214.00 and Zipzoomfly.com for 212.00.
I am very pleased with the camera thus far (I've had it 2 days) It comes ready to use right out of the box but I'd add an extra secure digital card with at least 512MB preferably 1Gig so you can take a ton of pix without having to stop and unload them into your computer.

Good Luck!

I just got a canon sd550 and like it

I have a Nikon Cool-Pix 5.1 mega-pixel. I like the way it works. I find that the software 'Picture Project' is an easy to use photo Editor. I am however disappointed with the zoom feature. I think the newer models are much better. The other thing that bothers me is that when the pictures transfer into your documents, they tend to gobble up a lot of space. You have to shrink them down to apply them to your websites and blogs. For a common user, this poses a bit of a problem. The most easy camera and the best bang for your buck, I would say is the Kodak Easy-share. My friend has one and it is way easier to use and the format is recognized more often by Wal*Mart photo centers, both walk-in and online.