Help with digital for night fishing pics.

[Greeny]

I need a digital camera for self-taking digital pics of me and trophy fish at night. It must have a remote.

* Budget $200.
*Size - Not important.
* 3-4 megapixels
* Image quality 7 out of 10

*Manual controls preferred.

*General Usage: Self taken pics of me with big fish (hopefully! ) at night.
Mostly pics will be for posting on the web with a few prints 8x10 rarely. Occasionally they will be used for magazine articles.
* I like Canon but the new ones are way out of budget (older models?)

*I already have in mind the Olympus stylus 300,410 and 500.

*I would like the following features:
aa batteries, optical viewfinder, great red-eye control (either in software or camera), water resistivity, easy to use beefy controls and some kind of lens protection.
*It must have a tripod mount and a remote.

I am not necessarily looking for a new camera. An older, good quality model will fit the bill, and I won't be so worried of dropping it in the mud.

Any help you can give will be greatfully accepted.

Thanks.

[TheObiJuan]

Do you mind buying used gear? Because a canon g2 or g3 with an external flash can give great results on a budget.

[Greeny]

Realistically with my budget, I think I have to be looking at used. Thanks for the tip. Any more?

[Greeny]

Thanks ObiJuan for the help. I got a nearly new G3 off ebay and I love it. The swivel feature on the screen so you can see the shot while posing is great - saves missing bits of the fish. The remote is just what I wanted. Attached is my first pic adjusted to fit on the website. The quality of the original is much better. Now I need to start reading up on flash photography!

[coldrain]

Great to hear/see you got a camera that suits your needs perfectly