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elitejp
27th of November 2008 (Thu), 23:06
My friend is single mom looking to buy a P&S mainly to take pictures of her baby. I dont know too much about these types of cameras and am trying to help her out. She would not be able to afford the latest and greatest, and I would think it to be smart to stay away from any new hip style that could up the price without adding any other benefit than looking "cool". My thought is to help her find a camera that will take good quality pictures of her child that she can remember without having to spend more money than she needs.

Your help is appreciated...and im open minded to any camera manufacturer.
canonnoob
27th of November 2008 (Thu), 23:09
take a look at some of the sony cybershots faceand smile detection is nifty...
hbdragon88
28th of November 2008 (Fri), 02:58
We need to know the dollar amount that she is willing to pay...like is $200 too much? that will help us narrow it down.
elitejp
28th of November 2008 (Fri), 05:18
I think under $200 would be a pretty fair guesstimation.
canonnoob
28th of November 2008 (Fri), 10:21
The new sonys are like 149.99 if i am correct... I think i remember seeing them for that much...
abuseddog
28th of November 2008 (Fri), 22:30
Canon a590 is a pretty decent little camera and should be quite a bit less then 200 hundred dollars.

a review.
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_a590-review/
hbdragon88
28th of November 2008 (Fri), 23:20
The PowerShot SX110 is going for $200 now with free shipping from Amazon.com. Features 9 MP, 10x zoom, uses AA batteries.
Zell
2nd of December 2008 (Tue), 15:08
Canon a590 is a pretty decent little camera and should be quite a bit less then 200 hundred dollars.

a review.
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_a590-review/

I recently bought an a590 at Amazon.com for $113. It's a great camera and highly rated. Here's the amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-A590IS-Digital-Stabilized/dp/B0011ZCDKS/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1228248501&sr=8-1

By the way they're offering two day delivery for free. No tax.
frule
2nd of December 2008 (Tue), 17:50
Check out cashback on live.com.it's been at 30% lately).
joedlh
2nd of December 2008 (Tue), 18:02
Budget camera (under $150) fly off:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q408budgetgroup/
hnikesch
5th of December 2008 (Fri), 19:38
The SD 1100 is great and now only 159.00