Easy point n'shoot camera

[Ogre_25]

Budget

* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible. $300
Size

* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you?
Does not matter

Features

How many megapixels will suffice for you? As long as the quality is good then it doesn't matter I guess.

* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify) Standard

* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)10

Do you care for manual controls? No, point n'shoot is good.

General Usage

* What will you generally use the camera for? Family photos, holidays, vacation, etc...

* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not? No

Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos? Yes

Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos? Sometimes

Miscellaneous

Are there particular brands you like or hate? Which ever is best.

Are there particular models you already have in mind? Canon PowerShot SD1000

(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD) Image stabilization

Thanks in advance.

[AndyfromVA]

The Canon SD1000 does not have image stabilization. You may want to look at the Canon SD850IS.

[qmoon]

You may also want to check out the Panasonic Lumix TZ3. It's a great little camera that has a lot of the features you're looking for.

http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/panasonic/dmc_tz3-review/index.shtml

[zero_0_zero]

The Canon A570 and A720 are a good choice, too. Both of them have IS, and manual controls, but they have plenty of automatic settings as well. The A570 has 4x zoom and the A720 has 6x zoom. You can find them for under $200 nowadays.