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[acklame]

any suggestions for a particular model?

 

[SickBoy]

At this point in time, you're better off detailing a little about what you want, because there's really a wide variety of price/performance trade-ins you can make. Knowing nothing, I'd start by recommending the Canon A510 -- although you might be able to find an A85/95 (earlier model) for a similar price.

I'd look at what these brands have to offer:

Canon
Sony
Nikon
Olympus

 

[acklame]

This is actually for a friend of mine, but in any case, it is for an amature photographer who is looking for a decent (image quality) camera as he will be using it to take pictures when he travels. We've checked out both canon and sony's websites. The cybershot dsc-d40 (4.1 megapixels) looks pretty good, but we couldn't find many reviews for it.

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INT...Cameras&ProductSKU=DSCS40&TabName=specs&var2=

As for canon, the a510 also looks pretty good. But it's 3.2 megapixels? Does that matter? We really don't know how to compare them...

 

[ArcadeStickMonk]

although you might be able to find an A85/95\

A95 owns everything in terms of picture quality, the $200-$350 price range.

 

[callous]

Yeah, the A95 wouldn't be a bad choice. Another good choice could be the Nikon Coolpix 3200. It does everything and has the picture quality. Read some reviews!

http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html

 

[ChrisReid]

This is a very excellent one for $240
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...65270-4835163?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846
SD cards, low battery consumption, 4 megapixel, 6x optical zoom. No microphone on the video recording, but you'd want a camcorder for that anyway.