What's a good digital camera for me?

I'm mostly going to be using it to take pictures of friends and family while at events such as parties and such. I'll be using it both indoors and outdoors an equal amount of time. I want somting with a realitivly fast shutter time and also a camera that doesn't blur when people just move a little. (this happens to my current camera all the time) I also want it to be realitivly small so it can fit easily in a purse. What would you reccomend?

oh it should probably be durable too. and under 400 dollars.

This is the one!!!!!!!!

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

Casio exilim. awsome pics. easy to use.

I was a pro wedding video maker, Panasonic, or Sony are the best, in my book anyway.

East or West Sony is the BEST

this camera is so awesome when u take your picture it wont get blurry trust me even if your jumpin around it works. i its called CANON A550

you might Want to try a Polaroid i533 it works for me and it has great pics all my friends have on because its that good

i'd go for the Fuji F31, its got Automatic Face Detection, so you don't get blurry pics in low light (Super CCD HR) for really good Photos in low light, good for parties where there a are lot of people and faces moving about

http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/digital/camera...


$226

http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/product....

I would highly recommend the Olympus Stylus 7.1-Megapixel Digital Camera Model: 760. The only bad thing about most digital cameras is they do NOT come with a memory card to hold pictures. Their internal memory is somewhat limited to a certain number of pictures it can store. Also the number of pictures it can hold will also depend on the size of the pictures you are taking. They can be anything from as small as 640 x 480 up to 3072 x 2304 pixels. I've linked directly to BestBuys page on the above camera. Good luck and happy shooting!!

Nikon has several SLR models that you might find meets your needs. Such as the D40, and up.

Cannon A 550

All i can say is read up on this camera...it's GREAT! and i'm about to get it!

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/contro...

p.s. Sony isn't really a good camera....(says my uncle who is a teacher at a Video/Photography College in L.A. California)

Casio Z75 or Z1050 is a great choice, 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.

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 $120 [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.]

Good luck!