If you're looking for digital camera best value models, I got some models below in different price ranges. We all have a budget that we need to stick to, so I hope the models below will help you decide. These are the best digital cameras in each price category.
Obviously, for under $100 you will not get the best digital camera, or even the most decent one. Still, there are some models that can help you take some decent photos, as long as you understand that for this price you can't be too picky.
The Nikon D40 comes with great photo quality and a lot of customers gave it great reviews. The drawbacks are the resolution and the speed of the camera. The Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xsi is better in these departments.
If you only want to make some regular prints, 8 by 10 inches, then the 6 megapixels of this camera will be more than enough. It comes with a clear and bright 2.5 inch LCD screen. You can take photos at a maximum speed of 2.5 frames every second. If you want to take sports photos, then this camera will not suit your needs. Another problem is that it doesn't focus well when the light is dim.
Playing both sides of the fence is completely kosher in these situations. Meaning that it may be a good idea to only buy online from stores that have both an online presence, and a genuine material store with doors you can walk through.
If you're looking to buy a camera for up to $400, you can easily find a mid-range digital camera for that price. These are the cameras that I can recommend at this price: Kodak EasyShare V610 Dual Lens, the Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd, the Sony Cybershot DSC T200, the Canon Powershot SD40 ELPH and the Sanyo VPC-CA6 Xacti digital camera.
Most cameras that cost over $500 are already in the professional area, with plenty of very good options. They will offer you the option to manually control the settings, good zoom lenses and a lot of megapixels. Here are the four digital cameras that I think that they're worth the price: the Canon PowerShot G9, the Olympus SP-560 UZ, the Sony DSC-H9 and the Canon Powershot S5 IS.
If you want to take photos, the 12.3 megapixels insure that the quality is very good, and you can clearly see that it's better than the D80 here. The shooting speed is 4 photos per second, which is less than the Canon 40D.