I've got the Canon A300, it's a good camera in my opinion. Doesn't cost very much either. For examples just check out my page, all the pics were taken with it (except of course the dyno sheet, that was scanned), and I'm a novice, so the settings are all factory. From what I've heard, the A300 is one of the best dig cams without digital zoom, which is why it doesn't cost much. I believe mine was just under $200 and that was almost 2 years ago.
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