Whats a good digital camera for...?

a teenage girl who wants to take clear, sharp(not not not not BLURRY) photos mainly of her friends and some action shots.

a smaller more portable camera would be great.

thanks.

Please look at the new Canon Powershot SD850-IS. This is a very versatile camera that will not get in your way as you travel. It has a nice workable zoom range that will take you from broad scenics to decent telephoto views. Look at some sample images from the reviews on the SD700-IS to get the idea what this lens will cover. It has image stabilization, which really works. It is small enough to fit into a shirt pocket. It has a rechargeable battery that is good for 200-250 shots, depending on how much zooming and viewing you do or on how many shots use the flash. A spare battery is 1戮"x1录"x录" and the charger is barely twice that size, so carrying the spare is easy and packing the charger is easy. It has an optical viewfinder which can be useful when the sun is too bright to see the image on your LCD monitor. I could go on, but you can read some reviews and see what the pro's say.

SD850-IS (IXUS 950 IS) Preview: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/070507...
- See also: http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras/...
- See also: http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/defau...
User reviews: http://www.digitalcamera-hq.com/digital-...
See also: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_revi...

If you know how to read these charts, you can also go here and see what the changes are.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_...
Click on "Read Owner Opinions," which are mini-reviews by buyers. You can also read the full review on the SD700-IS by clicking on that option.

The upgrades for the SD850-IS are:
Canon Digic III image processor instead of Digic II
8 MP instead of 6 MP
Maximum ISO 1600 instead of ISO 800
Accepts up to 4 GB memory card instead of 2 GB
LCD monitor has better image
Face detection

I listed these in the order of importance, in my opinion. The first two are the ones that really count the most and the rest are just gravy.

It depends on your pricerange. The cheapest compact digital camera I'd recommend getting is the Fujifilm Finepix F10. It has a larger sensor (1/1.7") than most compact digital cameras (1/2.5") so it has a cleaner image. It's discontinued, but you might be able to buy a new one on eBay for about $120. If you want to spend more money, you can get one of its sequels (F30, F100) or you can get pretty much any digital camera with image stabilization. Once you get a camera, learn to use it. No offense, but a lot of photography problems are with the photographer, not the camera.

cannon power shot
but for the first timer who is on a budget>kodak digital cameras are good but cheap.you can also buy the ones that take regular batteries

the one use XD CARD memory