If you need a really good Digital Camera, go for Canon Rebel 300D. It is a SLR Digital Camera and takes super good pictures. Personally I have Canon S30 (which now is less than 200 bucks) and I added attachable lens on it. If you want to see samples of pictures from Canon S30, go here - http://www.backtouniverse.com/photography/ All the pics here are from Canon S30 If you want the Canon Rebel 300D, this is the cheapest place I can find on the internet - http://www.amphotoworld.com/product.asp?id=cneos300d1855 For buying Canon S30, check on ebay. It should be lot cheaper now. Reviews for all the cameras are here, well this is where I do my camera research - http://www.dcresource.com/