$200-300. I want it for vacationing & general use. A very good camera is Cannon. They take very nice digital photos. The average price is $280 to $299. Amazon.com sells the 7.1 Megapixel camera for $216.25. It has a big screen too and user friendly options and buttons.
Click on the link below... Check www.consumerreports.com. You can find out all kinds of info on different kinds of camera. I used it when I bought mine. nikon or cannon those are like the 2 best camera companies since 1960 somthing. Sony Cybershot great camera! Nikon's are not worth the money mine broke and they still charged me so much for the warranty they had. canon powershot sd1000 I wouldn't recommend getting HP. We've had 2 and neither were very good (neither is our HP printer). Especially the second one we had--it used up the batteries after only a few pictures, so we had to constantly put in new ones. Right now we have one of the Kodak Easy Share cameras and so far it's worked really well (and we've had it for probably one and a half years). 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 [not a special lithium] 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 $119 [sold at Samy's Camera - www.samys.com, and Staples.com.] or $100 at amazon.com.
Review(s) can be found at www.amazon.com [Query: "Nikon Coolpix L10" along with pictures provided by satisfied purchasers.]
Good luck! Casio Z75 or Z1050 is a great choice; 7.2MP -10.2MP nice and thin, lightweight, shoots photos and video with sound. Easy to use controls and a 2.5" screen to view.
www.besybuy.com
www.samys.com (my favorite)
ww.costco.com
Recommend a Scandisk memory card, about 2GB.
Check you Sunday paper for ad sales or coupons. Check reviews at Website dpreview.com
For lots of zoom, mine is still being sold. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H2. 6 megapixels, 12X optical zoom, makes excellent 8X10 photo, has image stabilizer, very good on AA rechargeable batteries. Comes with battery charger.
Equally as good for lots of zoom:
Fuji S5200
Canon S2 IS
PS July'07 issue of Consumer Reports should be on newsstands now (tested cameras) or check your local library.
Another very good camera. Canon PowerShot A630. 4X optical zoom, 8 megapixels. According to Website dpreview.com Beach Camera has it for $182- I own a few Nikon DSLR's and I'd buy the Canon Powershot A630 or A640 for myself. These cameras have the larger sensor (1/1.8" or 5.2 mm x 7.2 mm) that is nearly double the sensor size you find in many point and shoot cameras and this translates into better image quality. They allow fully automatic use or total user control and offer several stages in between. The only significant difference between these cameras is that the A630 is 8 MP and the A640 is 10 MP.
If you're going to spend up to $200, look at a Canon Powershot A630. My brother has had his A630 for over a year and it's a very nice camera. You can get it at B&H Photo (available through Yahoo! Shopping) for $184.
If you can go to $300, look at the 10 MP Canon Powershot A640. This is an excellent camera. It sells for $260 and you can add a very nice memory card for under $40. The images from the A640 compare VERY favorably with the images from a Canon G7, which costs about twice as much.
For either camera, buy a 1 or 2 GB Sandisk Ultra II or Extreme III card. You will NEED the increased capacity and write speed to fully realize the benefits of your camera. The Ultra II would be excellent, but if you are really into video, you might prefer the faster Extreme III. These cards cost from about $25-45 at B&H and several other outlets.
A630: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_revi...
Also: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Ca... (Read owner opinions)
A640: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_revi...
Also: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canona64... 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 | 