What is the best, cheap digital camera out there?

i have a hand-me-down camera from my dad and i really want to get a new one. the one i have rite now is really bulky and it won't stay charged for that long (have to put in new batteries after an hour). so i wanna get the cheapest camera thats still good. i want to be able to email pictures to people with it. also i want one that doesn't make pictures blurry like mine does. so if you can find a camera like that...please answer with the link.

cheap is like under $200

Try to get a Sony DSC-650. They may still have them at best buy. Sony is releasing a newer model soon, so the price just went down. I paid $129. It was a gift for my girlfriend.

My friend who is a professional wedding photographer was amazed how the pictures looked better than his $600 camera with some foreign super expensive lense in it.

Otherwise, check out the Panasonic Lumix. Also small and about the same in quality. The sony was awesome though.

Both of these are small cameras so you can bring them anywhere in your purse!! Get all those shots you wish you could!

What is cheap?? Try olympus, good Quality and Prices.

Try a Casio Exilim, they can fit in your pocket and you could easily find one for under that price on the internet. They are supposed to be pretty good for basic, everyday use. The Casio Exilim Ex Z600 is supposed to have amazing battery life. I have heard people use it all week long on vacation without ever having to charge the battery.

You could also look for into Sony. You may even be able to find some decent Canons within that price range. I also have a canon powershot a640 but you would probably only be able to find older models for under 200.

here is a link for the casio....amazon is a great place to read reviews that people write about products...that usually helps in my selection

http://www.amazon.com/Casio-EX-Z600-Digi...

200 dollars is really cheap.
idk, just go to best buy and LOOK.

my suggestion
go to yahoo shopping
digital cameras
digital camera GUIDE
be sure to check titles on the left side
the guide should answer your questions

I suggest the Canon PowerShot A630. 4X optical zoom, 8 megapixels, very good on AA rechargeable batteries. Has auto or manual settings. Will give you an excellent 8X10 print. Website dpreview.com shows Beach Camera selling it for $182-

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. Takes "continuous" 2 frames per second "action/sports" images;
4. Has macro feature for close-ups of small objects focused under 6 inches;
5. The flash setting for "red-eye" correction is on the navigator wheel and not within a submenu;
6. It's very small and light;
7. Uses inexpensive SD memory cards - a 2 gig card sells for $19 at samys.com;
8. The digital video feature takes wonderful "sound" videos which are noise free. It records the piano very well with it's built-in microphone;
9. It comes with a USB 2.0 transfer cable which you connect to your USB computer port;
10. Has tripod mount on bottom of camera;
11. And the price is a mere $119 [sold at Samy's Camera - samys.com, and Staples.com.]

Review(s) can be found at amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Coolpix-Digi...

along with pictures provided by satisfied purchasers.]

Good luck!

heres a great review on how to buy a cheap digital camera