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Originally posted by robustpuppy
I bought my mother-in-law a Kodak Easyshare for Christmas and I wish I had gotten one for myself, it's that good. For $200 you'd get excellent picture quality, ease of use, and video in a camera you could fit in your pocket, plus the dock is very convenient. It wouldn't break your heart to drop it and replace it at Costco.
If you wanted to spend a bit more for a camera with which you would be more careful (tsk tsk), you could get a small Panasonic Lumix. My brother and I each have one of the larger ones and they're outstanding; I understand the compact one is just as good.
Oh, oh, oh -- neither one has annoying "shutter" lag, like I have experienced with Canons and Nikons.
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Another good reason to love the Lumix is that they have a shutter mechanism designed in conjunction with Leica and optics that are built by Zeiss.
Nikon is a wonderful brand, and for a digital or film SLR, there's no other brand I'd even consider, but at the low end Nikon has a real problem with shutter lag that I found made my Nikon digital point and shoot virtually worthless for much other than taking pictures of outdoor statues and sculpture.
