ORIGINAL: andyt
Canon, A610 5 mega pixels ,takes good shots at around $185, but Im a confirmed Canon person!!
You can't go wrong with that camera. It's good excellent optics, 4x Zoom, and a durable body for less than $200. If it says Canon, it's almost always a decent camera, so I've stuck with them since the early days of digital. My old Elph S110 (2.1mp) still takes better pics than the Kodak 5mp camera that my parents and grandparents both picked up.