Well it's tax rebate time and I've budgeted about $350 give or take $50 for a new digital camera.
I'll try to give you all the info on what I'm looking for.
5 or more mega-pixels
Quick shutter speed, in case of action shots at sports games and such.
Also a slow shutter for night-time shots.
Around 3x optical zoom (which seems to be standard)
A nice macro selection would be nice, for a variety of shots, up close and far away.
Preferably it won't run off of AA batteries, I've had no luck with them and they tend to not last long.
My last camera was a sony DSC-P72, and when it took good pics they looked amazing, but if there was any kind of movement in the frame the whole picture went blurry, so crisp clear shots were a rarity even when stabilizing the camera.
I've been looking at these lately and could use some help making a wise decision.
Canon PowerShot S500
NIKON COOLPIX 5900
Sony DSC-P200
Kodak EasyShare LS753
If anyone can endorse any of these, or give me some good advice, I'd greatly appreciate it.