I need something from Wal-Mart for convienience. It has to be over 3 megapixels, have zoom, flash and be able to take pictures in any lighting. Also it can't require special battaries and I don't want anything that soaks up battery power. Try to keep it cheap too because I'm unemployed. Canon powershot has great cameras
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-A8... I am going to give you a couple of websites first to make sure you are up to date on cameras which it seems you are check out... http://science.discovery.com/fansites/ge... (this guy is in the new york tims and is very helpful) then when you are done with that you can check out some cool places that give user feedback such as www.newegg.com. I prefer samsung cameras as they are small and typically have about 6 to megapixels, 3x zoom and have a very nice display. they run usually from about 200 to 350. Good luck! Even though I personally own this ultra compact camera, I would still like to highly recommend the purchase of a Nikon Coolpix L10 for the following reasons:
1. Besides taking well-exposed hi-quality 5 megapixel pictures, it uses a standard set of rechargeable double AA batteries which last a very long time;
2. Has a 3x optical zoom;
3. The flash setting for "red-eye" correction is on the navigator wheel and not within a submenu;
4. It's very small and light;
5. Uses inexpensive SD memory cards;
6. The digital video feature takes wonderful "sound" videos which are noise free. It records the piano very well with it's built-in microphone;
7. It comes with a USB 2.0 transfer cable which you connect to your USB computer port;
8. Has tripod mount on bottom of camera;
9. And the price is a mere $99 [sold at Samy's Camera - www.samys.com, and Staples.com.]
Review(s) can be found at www.amazon.com [Query: "Nikon Coolpix L10" along with pictures provided by satisfied purchasers.]
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