I'm looking for a digital camera I'm not afraid to lose!?

Try Radioshack, Best Buy, CompUSA, or other local camera or computer store. Possibly Target or Walmart.

It shouldn't affect the image quality (prob on the live view screen though) The problem with high megapixel cameras is that the sensors in them that "develop" pictures are still the ...

Are you still using alkaline batteries? If so, alkaline batteries just don't have the power for more than a few pics in a digital camera. Some may even have problems just powering startup of t...

The old style 100% mechanical cameras only needed a battery for the light meter. Exposure to the sun had no effect on them to the best of my knowledge.

Battery memory is becoming a thing of the past. New lithium-ion bateries acquire very little memory. If your camera is old, you may have the old batteries and your dad is right. If you have a new b...

sounds like it. you should do some research on the house and the previous owners

Can you bring it in to a place that sells them and get it tested...it could be the connections on the actual camera are corroded a little bit or something like that has to do with the camera and no...

Memory full--try saving the pictures to your computer and clear the memory, ALSO... Card defective or camera is not set for the correct resolution to take more pictures--if you have choices for ...