Hello all. I'm a beginner photographer, and I am looking for ideas on good digital/compact digital cameras. I will mainly be using it for concerts (indoor/outdoor), sporting events and your general everyday use I suppose. I have been racking my brain by reading reviews and I'm pretty confused. I'm looking to keep the price around $200-$250. I've read that image stabalizing and an optical viewfinder are neccessary for solid, quality pictures. Also, a good video recording mode would be a great feature, but not neccessary.

Thanks for reading!