A pocket camera for casual use.

Hi all, I am new here and am looking to stay around with my new found hobby with my friends digital camera.

before getting one for myself I am looking to gift my to my parents. Here is the list.

1. Canon SD950
2. Nikon S610 / S710
3. panasonic TZ5
4. SOny W300
5. Sony W170
6. Samsung NV100HD
7. Samsung NV24HD

I need an extremely easy to use P&S camera with good IQ. my budget is $350. The most important part is that I need the one with best screen.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Welcome to the forum,

The major problem might be that we and you can suggest one camera over the other but it's your parents that are going to use this everyday or not at all. That is if they like it they will use it more often and if they don't then it will sit in the box until you come over.
You can take a look in the Camera Review area to see what others have said about these cameras and go from there. If it was me getting a camera for my mom I would be taking her to the store to see which ones on the list she likes best, ie. fits in her hands, able to see the screen and able to use the menu.

Good luck in your search.

James

So true James! I turned on every one of the camera in the store and I really wasn't sure what I wanted in a point and shoot. As I've found a lot of people who carry a P/S and aren't into SLR, A LOT of my friends, myself included have some version of the Sony Cybershot. I swear by it, my best friend has owned three and purchased her husband one (all additions due to her losing it) and another close friend has an older model that she's dropped so many times it's cracked in the front-and still works. Another consideration is my laptop has a card reader in the front, so it might be wise to check and see what your mom's usage is going to be. While it isn't the BEST camera out there Kodak has a neat docking station/printer setup that's usally sold as a kit. Where as if she has a laptop with a reader you might want to go with a model that has that specific card reader to make for easy downloading? You can always buy readers, but sometimes cameras come with software and attachments that can be confusing for the not so savvy computer user. Hope my suggestions help!

Nat

Just try out for Sony W300 or Sony W170 .Sony will be more easy to handle and to take too since you want pocket camera I'll say Sony is the best.
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