Trip - I am looking for a good digital camera for snapshots mostly of my family and for trips, any suggestions?

I am looking for a good digital camera for snapshots mostly of my family and for trips, any suggestions?

I am really looking for a compact to subcompact camera for under $300. I don't want anything too bulky or not user friendly. I do prefer a viewfinder too. Any ideas would be great.

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I would recommend the Sony Cybershot W35 7.2MP Digital Camera . I absolutely love it . Perfect choice for what you're looking for .
Consider the Fujifilm FinePix F30, Sony CyberShot DSC-W55, or Nikon Coolpix L6.

You'll have to check Website dpreview.com to see about viewfinder,plus reviews and prices.
Fuji Z5fd - $160.48

http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/z/finepix_z5fd/index.html

http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FFujifilm-Finepix-Digital-Camera-Optical%2Fdp%2FB000LRFS5Y&tag=wormdanglecou-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

Fuiji Finepix F20 - $142.99

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/fuji_f20.html

http://astore.amazon.com/wormdanglecou-20/detail/B000GFZTQO/102-7265848-8374509

Fuji Finepix F30

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/fuji_f30.html

Fuji Finepix F40fd - $194.99

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/fuji_f40fd.html

http://astore.amazon.com/wormdanglecou-20/detail/B000MCZFQ0/102-7265848-8374509

Fuji Finepix A820 / A900 - $147.99 for A820

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/fuji_A900.html

http://astore.amazon.com/wormdanglecou-20/detail/B000NOUP12/102-7265848-8374509

Fuji Finepix S700 - $199.52

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/fuji_s700.html

http://astore.amazon.com/wormdanglecou-20/detail/B000NOUP0S/102-7265848-8374509

Either of these should fit your requirements, and leaves change out of $300 for a bigger memorycard, and where necessary a set of high capacity NiMH rechargable batteries...... uses similar Fuji Super-CCD / Real Photo technology as my Fuji Finepix S6500fd (S600fd) I used to take these pics:

http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/jduck1979/Fuji%20S6500fd%20Demo%20shots/

Thought that's probably too bulky
when do you mean viewfinder, it's not the LCD right?

If I were you, I'd save and chip in a little more (~$400) to get a Canon Powershot S5 IS because the camera has a TTL viewfinder that goes to your lens instead of a regular viewfinder that doesn't go through your lens. It's a little big of a camera but this can give you a lot of benefit in the long run.

However if your budget restrict you for doing so... I think a Powershot A700 or A570 IS would do the job just fine. They goes for about $200 or even less for the 570.

If you want something smaller, a Powershot SD1000 sounds good - but personally it's too small for my big hands.

Hope this helps.
How does $100 sound at www.amazon.com

Nikon L 10

Coolpix L10 Features:

* 5-megapixel effective CCD imager

* Nikkor 3x optical zoom lens (37.5-112.5mm in 35mm equivalent)

* Compact and lightweight body

* Macro focus with AF as close as 5.9 inches

* Exclusive Face Priority AF makes taking incredible portraits easy

* 256-segment Matrix metering

* Large 2.0-inch bright LCD color monitor

* Automatic exposure and 16 pre-programmed Scene modes

* 640x480 @ 30fps movie mode w/sound, length limited only by memory card capacity

* Built-in flash with auto, fill, slow sync, and red-eye reduction

* Nikon’s D-Lighting automatically brightens dark images in playback mode

* In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™ automatically fixes most instances of red-eye in the camera

* 7MB internal memory and SD/SDHC memory card slot

* USB connectivity, PictBridge direct-print compliant

* Runs on two standard AA batteries, Energizer lithium are included
Canon's are very good cameras. my sister has a Canon and it works really well! the Canon SD1000(i think that's what it's called) has really great reviews, and it's under $300. you can find reviews at dpreview.com. hope that helped!
The HP Photsmart M22. Compact, easy to use, has viewfinder, under $200, and takes very good pictures.

Good luck.
Get the Sony DSC-N1 or N2 Model.

It's a 8.1 and the n2 is a 10mp. from $199-$350

Also it's a 3" touch screen, battery life is good too.

Zoom is a 3 optical

Best camera I have ever had, till someone stole it :(

Good Luck.