which camera Canon A510, Fuji E500, Nikon 5200?

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Canon A510, Fuji E500, Nikon 5200?

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What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible. around $400 is the limit

Size

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

Features

How many megapixels will suffice for you? about 5, maybe 6

* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x) 4x if possible otherwise no less than 3x

* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10) 8

Do you care for manual controls? nope

General Usage

* What will you generally use the camera for? I want to take it everywhere and not miss any shots always want to have it in my pocket

* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not? probably the biggest is 8x10 but I want a lot of space to crop

Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos? I want to be prepared for anything since I want to take it everywhere

Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos? probably sometimes

Miscellaneous

Are there particular brands you like or hate? no Are there particular models you already have in mind? maybe a casio Z 55?

(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD) not really but I will take them