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Digital Cameras?

So what's the best camera that's under $300 for someone who's an amateur at photography? I was thinking a Nikon Coolpix but I read a lot of bad reviews and though of getting a Sony Cybershot. I'm looking for something that has a nice exterior design, something that can take pictures fairly fast and something that has good picture quality. And for anyone that has used either a Coolpix S550 or S600, or any of the 8 mega pixel (or higher) Sony Cybershot, could you tell me about your experience with it? Thank you! I also do not mind buying accessories for the cameras, so the Sony memory stick won't be a problem for me

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1. personally i like the sony cameras i got one and it is great...it also only costed me about $250, but it gave me stabalazation and smile features and red eye reduction.
2. i bought a digital camera very recently, i also had to do a lot of research into it, being an amateur, well...i finally bought a Canon 590IS for Rs.10000(about 200$, less in the US), it has 8 megapixel, 4x optical zoom, and many other features i took more than 1000 photos with it and so far am satisfied with its performance, but trust me, above 2-3 Megapixel, it makes no difference whether i shoot with 5 MP or 8 MP(is shot with all possible setting combinations) this camera was recommended by many different people whose reviews i read on the net, (one of them was a disney tour guide who used cameras regularly) if you do buy a camera, be sure to get one with 3 or 4 x optical zoom (not digital), the image quality for it is superb, it has a fast refresh time and many different modes for shooting