My camera was stolen, which is a good buy for a good digital camera (looking for an sd memory card)?

looking for abour 6 megapixels and good optical zoom and im very interested in rechargable batteries

I think the COOLEST small camera is the Canon Powershot SD700-IS. It has 4X optical zoom (35-140 mm), image stabilization and 6 MP. I bought one for my daughter's birthday and I played around with it for a couple of days before I gave it to her. I was going to get this model for myself, but it was simply sold out everywhere for a couple of months when I was ready to buy. Maybe I should have waited...

I did a series of side-by-side tests to compare the SD700-IS and the SD900, just to see if I was still happy with my camera. The SD700-IS compares very favorably. Personally, I chose the SD900 images, but another "top contributor" here prefered the SD700-IS images. I found that I could use the "Vivid Colors" setting in the SD900 to get the "snap" that he liked better in the SD700-IS.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189769@N04...

It costs $300, has good zoom range and the image stabilization to go with it. It's SMALL and good looking. Great LCD and it still has an optical viewfinder.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd7...
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_revi...

(In Europe, this same camera is known as the IXUS 800 IS, so don't let the label on the camera confuse you. This is NOT the SD800-IS, which is known in Europe as the IXUS 850 IS.)

Thanks. I hope you get a good camera for yourself and hold on to it! Report It

You are in luck. Most of the popular cameras use SD cards. Only a few use xD or Memory Sticks.

Most cameras have li-ion batteries and a zoom up to 3x. If you stay in a high crime area maybe you should stick to inexpensive cameras.

You would be a hypocrite if you bought a used camera that might have been stolen. Usually if they have a receipt and instruction manuals the camera might not be a stolen one.

Maybe you should also stick to a compact camera that is easily carried around in your pockets. Also get an engraver and engrave your name and phone # on the camera.

The best camera for under $200 is the Canon A550

* 7.1 Megapixel
*4X Optical Zoom
* Very good photo quality, noise levels low through ISO 400 (in good light)
* Well built for the price
* Very good performance
* LCD visible in low light
* Some manual controls
* AF-assist lamp, good low light focusing
* Good movie and continuous shooting modes
* Impressive software bundle
* Uses AA batteries; great battery life
* USB 2.0 High Speed support