# Best digital camera under $200?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 19, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-200/547237 "2010-07-19T16:41:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-200/547237/1 "2010-07-19T16:41:25Z")

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My coworker dropped her new digital camera in a toilet on her recent trip to England. It can’t be repaired. She’d like to get a new camera, but doesn’t know what to get. I’m better with film cameras than digital ones, and I got good advice in the other thread about which camera I should get for myself. So I turn to you to ask…

What is the best compact digital camera available for under $200?

She will be using it for snapshots.

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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-200/547237/2 "2010-07-19T21:57:12Z")

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Sony cybershots are really good point and shoot digital cameras. Just find the one the most bells and whistles for under $200 and get that one.

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**Author:** ![History\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b19c9b/32.png) [@History\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/History_Geek)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-200/547237/3 "2010-07-19T23:37:51Z")

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For my current trip to England, I bought a [Panasonic FP2](http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panasonic+-+14.1-Megapixel+Digital+Camera+-+Gray/9767114.p?id=1218170029588&skuId=9767114). It’s been fantastic. Quick to start up, quick to catch the shot I want… battery life could maybe be a little better, but I don’t have any comparisons, so can’t say for sure.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-200/547237/4 "2010-07-20T00:54:29Z")

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[http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/2010-budget-camera-shootout](http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/2010-budget-camera-shootout)

Canon SD1300 would be my choice. I’ve used most of the cameras in this review and I agree with his conclusions.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-200/547237/5 "2010-07-20T02:19:22Z")

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Thanks. I’ve sent the information to my coworker.

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-digital-camera-under-200/547237/6 "2010-07-20T03:06:10Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> My coworker dropped her new digital camera in a toilet on her recent trip to England.
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> – snip –
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> She will be using it for snapshots.

She was upskirting? 😃