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what kind of digital camera would you buy?

i am looking for something around $200, ultra compact, with aperture-priority or shutter-priority modes, image stablization, and good battery life. i have been shopping around on the web, but have not come up with a definite idea of what i want. Any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks

I don’t think you wil find all that you are looking for in that price range. I don’t personally know the camera, but it looks like Antareport’s suggest for the Kodak C875 comes close, if you find it at the right price.

If you go to http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp you can put in your features and see what they come up with. The ONLY ultra compact camera that has image stablization as wella s aperture and shutter priority that they came up with is the Leica D-Lux 3, but this is quite a bit over your budget at $600.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 is similar, but over $500.

Consider a Canon Powershot SD700 IS for about $300. It lacks the controls you ask for (I would too…), but looks like a decent package overall, except that it’s $100 over budget.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=425431&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd700is/

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