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Originally Posted by NYTITANMAN
Make sure you take into consideration how you're going to use it and what you're looking to get out of it. For example, if you just want it for Emailing (and not printing), your resolution needs are not that high. 2MP is fine for that.
There are also many factors that alot of people don't seem to take into account when purchasing a digital camera. Some people think buying the highest MP is the way to go. I personally think anything more than 3MP is overkill, unless you need to print out poster-sized prints.
Things like battery-life, size/portability, Optical Zoom, LCD screen size, user-friendly, flash strength, shutter-lag, power-up time, and time-delays between pictures are all features you should take into account when making the final decision. Your best bet is to go to a local store (I think BEST BUY is great for this) and play around with a bunch of them. And also check the professional reviews online that have been linked above.
Good luck!
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I agree. Play with them and look them over. I have the Sony DSC-P72 (3.2MP) and love it. For size and features its great. Price has fallen down to about $269 since they are pushing their 5MP camera now. A very cool feature is it will take videos with sound and
not limit their size. You can take one and burn the whole memory card on it. And there are 2 video resolutions to choose from. Some brands/models will limit video lengths. As far as pics, I have so far always used the lowest resolution. Keeps the picture size down somewhat, and still look great on screen. And keep an eye out. Some camera brands/models don't come with rechargeable batteries, or batteries at all.