I have a WONDERFUL digital camera... A Sony DSC-S70...3.3 megapixels...
I highly recommend Sony (but I'm biased, since I love mine!)
The things to remember when buying a camera...
1. What will you use the camera for? If you want to create pix for the web, any cheap camera will do, since you don't need high resolution... the higher the megapixels the camera has, the higher quality photos you can produce. My 3.3 megapixel was top of the line last year when I bout it... At its highest resoluton, I can take pictures that can be blown up to 20" x 30" (poster size) with no loss of clarity.
2. Zoom features.... Unless you are taking portraits or closeups, this should matter. Cameras will have a certain optical zoom and then a digital zoom. IGNORE the digital zoom... once you get past the optical zoom, the picture quality will deteriorate... so concentrate on keeping all of your shots within the optical zoom range
3. Memory and battery life.... some cameras let you take shots on floppies (but they will be low resolution - a 3.3 megapixel photo at highest resolution is over 1 meg in size, so only ONE could fit on a floppy). Sony sells memory sticks up to 64MB... I have three of them, so I don't have to worry about suddenly running out of space... Batteries should be rechargeable - preferably outside of the camera so that you don't have to tie up your camera to recharge the battery.
4. You should be able to use a USB cable to transfer your pics to your pc... Serial cable are VERY slow...
Any other questions, just ask...
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