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dpreview.com has several articles on buying digital cameras, sorted from the big guns (DSLR) then down the line from high end point and shoots to your daily point and shoots and weatherproof/waterproof cameras.

They do this around this time of year so folks can noodle out what to buy for gifts but they are the bees knees for us shooters because it can group similar cameras we're keen on buying but don't know which one to pull the trigger on.

Most are so good that we'd all be happy with their results, especially if you only show them online. But some with an interface you'll love and others you'll hate. Once you choose more or less what you want, the camera that is easier for YOU to use is the one to get. You'll take better pictures with it.

From time to time overstock web sites (e.g. woot.com) will have a p&S on sale for cheap. If you look at the reviews on something like Amazon.com you may find out why it is so cheap. But hey, a nice $75 camera won't bring you to tears if it meets an untimely end on a road trip like a higher end unit would.