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(less than) $150.00 and I'm really impressed with it.

I just picked up an Olympus D-535 and I'm really impressed with it. I got it for

I have a canon A70 and lub it. I got it on clearance bofore the A72 came out. It's 3.5 megapixels. You can check out some of the pictures it takes here:

http://www.confoozled.com/photos/

Best thing to do is go to bestbuy or your local camera shop and play with them. Make sure they have a comprehensive return policy cuz if you buy one and cant use it for some reason or you figure out it just plain sucks you can exchange it.

I have an older Casio 3.3 MPX that is WONDERFUL! has a mini hard drive. Be sure to get plenty of storage [Flash cards, etc. have really come down in price recently] and PLENTY of rechargable AA batteries! That will save you a TON of money in the long run. The NIMH batteries seem to work best [NICAD get a memory and won't charge all the way up after a while].

Creative cameras -- inexpensive, a wide range to choose from, and super-simple to use. Most also double as a web-cam and can shoot ~2 or 3 minutes of audio/video.

http://www.creative.com/products/welcome.asp?category=218

i LOVE SAMSUNG AND PENTAX, LIKE I GOT FOR STEPH

I'm a big Canon fan, for quality and simplicity you can't beat their A-series (A70, A80, etc).

Personally I use a SLR setup but I have several friends/family with the Canon A-line and have seen great results.