Can you recommend a digital camera that is not extremely expensive, but you are pleased with its features?

I am looking to purchase a digital camera, but not one on the highest price end of the market. I want one that is easy to use (for those people you hand the camera to to take a pic of you and a friend) and creates results you are happy with. Does anyone want to rave about theirs? Tell me why you love it!
Please offer the name of the model, make, and estimated price. Thanks!

You can go to try out Kodak P850 or Panasonic Lumix, they can make you feel worth to buy it. Try to read people comments at cnet.com it will help you. So far i am satisfied with the camera i bought. I am using Kodak P850 where i can capture night mode or indoors picture in a good quality plus that model have strong in zooming so u have to do they survey at the photoshop. What i can suggest you to get is Kodak Zoom Series and Panasonic Lumix.

You don't say exactly what your budget is. I own 4 digital cameras Fuji S700 (nice camera) Fuji S9500 (total rubbish) Nikon D50 SLR (Fantastic camera) and a Nikon D80 (slightly better than the D50).

When the s9500 was so bad that made me take the leap into Digital SLRs and I am soooooooooooooo glad I did. They are just better at everything, including point and shoot!.

I would thoroughly recommend the Nikon D40 at the moment, it is a newer version of the D50 and it has a point and shoot mode that worls well.

well, i believe what you're looking for is a Point and Shoot camera. Most are pretty compact and light, and it has modes that won't easily be too "complex" for that some people you hand the camera to, to take a pic of you and a friend (as opposed to handing a DSLR camera to a total stranger - which in some countries is a definitely not a good idea). A lot of point and shoot cameras are optimized to take good pictures at certain conditions (Auto, Sports, Portrait, Night mode, etc.) so setting it is pretty easy. There are also a lot which are cheap. Depending on how you intend to use it, you can stick with P&S camera or if you intend to get serious with photography, you may invest (note: invest) on a DSLR camera.

I own a prosumer one (or sometimes called superzoom), Sony Cybershot DSC-H1. It's somewhere between a P&S and a DSLR. It's a bit in the middle when it comes to price ($300-$600). I wouldn't say it's the best, but it does give me good images, and worth what i've paid it for.

I would say the best way for you to decide is to check out reviews. They would also give you the pros and cons of the camera, as well as the price range. That way you can decide not only based on the price, but also on how the product fares.

I'd recommend, http://www.dpreview.com or http://www.steves-digicams.com.