Slim Digital camera

[zMastaa]

Budget

$400

Size
Something that fits in my pocket so i can take it anywhere with me without bother i.e. as much as you take your mobile phone/MP3 players

Features
Good battery life and a good ASR/IS feature

How many megapixels will suffice for you?

3x optical zoom minimum
7.1mp 10+ preferably but if the camera is good then 7mp will do

* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)
8.5
Do you care for manual controls?
No

General Usage

Pretty much going out with friends, taking pics of playing sports. Much like a higher end replacement to using a camera phone phone
The occasional video footage will be done

* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not?
Maybe once in a while

Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos?
No/not sure

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

Miscellaneous

Are there particular brands you like or hate?
Non

Are there particular models you already have in mind?
Samsung NV Series?
Sony T series?

[zMastaa]

no one got any ideas for me??

im looking at the Sony T30 or the Samsung NV10

[KCook]

Nice cameras. If this is to be a utility camera, carried at all times, then the chances it will end up damaged or lost are pretty fair. So I would be inclined to go cheaper, such as the Fuji Z10fd or Olympus Stylus 730.

Kelly Cook