What's a good easy-to-use digital camera?

[Onlooker]

A friend of mine, who doesn't read English very well, is moving back to his home country (Morocco), and I want to get him a digital camera (for around $200) as a going away gift. Does anyone know of a digital camera that's easy to use and takes good pictures? Thanks.

[MercutioATC]

1. Try here:

www.dpreview.com

Possibly the most comprehensive digital photography site on the planet.

[Felix Mala]

2. I love my hp, but it's 5.3 megapixels. Hard to find for $200,

even though I got it at a great price. Get the most megapixels you can for your money. One other thing, the only thing I don't like about my digital camera is the delay, which is about two seconds. If I were doing it over, I would get one that doesn't have the delay.

[Bossy Monkey]

3. I'm very taken with my Camedia

but I'm not sure about the not reading English very well part. I suspect that that may be a problem with all of them. Anyway, Olympus Camedia D520 Zoom, 2.0 megapixels. As it's a couple of years old, you could probably find something more up to date for your price. I bought this through uBid, which I also recommend.

[bicentennial_baby]

4. I love my Canon Powershot A75

[GOPisEvil]

5. Hey! That's what I have!

You have excellent taste! :D

[bicentennial_baby]

6. no, you do!

:P

Without it there would be no pics of me to make you swoon ;)

[GOPisEvil]

7. It's a great camera.

Damn near takes the pictures itself.

Mmmmm...pcitures...:)

[bicentennial_baby]

9. Wanna see my new dress? :)

I don't really like the pic, but...

[GOPisEvil]

10. I like it!

It gets the GOPisEvil seal of approval! :thumbsup:

[bicentennial_baby]

11. Yay!

:bounce:

[ET Awful]

8. Here's a possibility, and at a good price

http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=olympus_d580

Adorama is an okay dealer, not the best, but far from being the worst.

This is a decent camera at a great price. Not perfect, but at the price, it's well worth it.

[unhappycamper]

12. You should also pay attention to memory card prices,

since you will need more memory than what they come with. IMHO, get a 512MB card - it will make life much easier. I think XD cards are the cheapest right now.

[Hugin]

13. Don't forget the printer!

Honestly, a digital camera is of less value without one.