Can anyone recommend a good digital camera?

I’m looking for a camera that costs less than £300 which has a wide angle lens and works well indoors so I can take pictures of room interiors. The make and model of recommended cameras would be appreciated together with any feedback as to their usability. Thanks

Your budget of 500$ is just on the edge. I would say go for
Canon EOS 300D body or Canon EOS 350D with
Canon EF 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 lens.

300D is discontinued, but from what I know you should be able to find a decent second in good condition.

Lens is about 100-150 US$. Body will cost about 200-500 depending on where you buy (US, Singapore, UK..) and the condition (second hand, gray market, brand new...)

Lastly 18-55 is the kit lens, so best would be if you can get a good deal from some local shop for complete kit i.e. both body and lens. (brand new kit costs 599 US$)

I am prepared to spend a moderate amount, but not over the top. I love the pictures that really show action and the detail of water droplets etc. I plan this to be my new hobby, and guess that getting a decent camera would be a start!

I am not quite sure what price bracket you are in but if you are prepared to spend around £500 stg or approximately €700, I can recommend a real gem that will satisfy your photographic needs for a long time. About 1 year ago, I purchased the Fuji FinePix S9000. In actual fact, I bought this because I was in the process of adopting a child and wanted to record as many memories as possible relating to the event. The camera can take photographs at 9 megapixels. In layman terms that is above average quality but will also ensure that if you choose to enlarge your photographs that you will achieve a sharp quality image. I have used this camera for a year and while it has many advanced features, it can be used in a very simple manner. I have tried and tested this for a year. I have some superb images including many action photographs of kids and some impressive portraits. Anything is possible with this camera.
P.S. My wife you doesn't share my love of gadgets, really likes this camera and finds it very easy to use.......

I have always had Nikon and Kodak cameras and the flash has never been bright enough for lower light pics. Everyone else's pictures always seem to be better than mine. And I do not want to spend $700 on it.
FYI - The camera would just be used casually.

If a flash is important to you, you need to pick a camera that lets you use an external flash - a little onboard flash will never be all that strong, and is much more limiting in its use.

Apart from that, here is my answer about camera purchases in general:

Point & Shoot cameras are wonderfully handy because of their small size.
When light conditions are ideal, they even take really nice photos - all of them do.

However, they all DO have limitations - they don't do very well in low light situations (i.e. noisy photos, hard to avoid blur, etc). The little onboard flash is very harsh at close range, and doesn't reach very far.
Many of them have no manual functions, so you are limited to only very basic photos, you can't compensate for unusual situations, or do many fun "tricks" and special effects.
P&S's also suffer from frustrating shutterlag and many of them chew through batteries rather quickly.

However, if you're ok with all those limitations, then go ahead and pick one, most of them (the same type and same price range) are rather similar. Personally I would pick either a Canon or a Nikon, and would certainly stay away from Kodak.

A higher end P&S will give you more manual options and better quality. Many of those even give you the option of adding a proper flash (which makes a big difference to your flash photos).

Don't worry too much about megapixels…. there is a limit to how many pixels you can squash into a tiny P&S sensor before you actually LOSE quality rather than gain it.

Decide which features are important to you, and look for cameras that have that feature.
Then go compare a few models on www.dpreview.com .

The very best thing you can do for your success is to borrow some books and learn about basic photography. A bit of knowledge will make a much bigger difference to your photos than your choice of P&S camera can.

For what it's worth - if I was in the market for a P&S camera right now, my choice would be a Canon Powershot SX10 IS http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=17630

Okay, I don't know the first thing about digital cameras but I'm looking to buy one and I don't know where to start!!

I have roughly £100 to spend but can go a little bit more if it's really worth it. Ideally I would like one that has a built in battery that you charge like a mobile phone, but I want it to last a long time. I want it to be relatively small and obviously I want it to take good pics!

I want to be able to take a lot of photos and not use all the memory but I'm guessing that has something to do with memory cards rather than the actual camera? (seriously, I know nothing!)

I've looked at loads of review websites but they just confuse the hell out of me! Basically want a good camera that's going to last me a long time and take lots of good pics!

If you do make a specific recommendation, please could you let me know why you recommend that particular camera?

THANKS xx

your best bet is to get a camera with a desent make such as Canon, Nikon, olympus Sony etc. and those brands all do the small cameras (conpact) that you want. the battery life isn't to do with the size of the camera but as you said it's to do with memory cards. these are not expensive to buy. Some cameras have whats call an internal memory which is kind of like a built in memory card. but the thing to watch out for there is that they tend to be very small. try to buy a memory card at least 512mb which on avarege holds 600 photographs. don't buy a meomory card before you buy a camera as different cameras need different memory cards.
a battrey should come with the camera and new cameras dont tend to have AAA battries but tend to have lithium iron battreis which are good as they are rechargable. its always best to buy a spare battery as there is nothing wors than your camera shutting off when you see a good photograph.

if this confuses you buy a camera around the £150 and make sure its a well respected make.
the most important thimg is to have fun.
good luck !!!!!

If you can give me the name and type that would be great, and also the amount. Thank you!

Canon Power Shot A300, I can't remember how much I paid but it wasn't too much.

Nikon D300s
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/635648-REG/Nikon_9740_D300s_SLR_Digital_Camera.html

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II Zoom Lens
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/644744-USA/Nikon_2192_AF_S_DX_NIKKOR_18_200mm.html

My daughter is 7 years old and really wants a digital camera? I let her use mine occasionally and she has a knack for taking pictures (even at 7). I want to encourage her but don't know what a good camera is for this age. I also don't want to spend an enormous amount of money.

Try someting small but has a lot of Mp. Look at the Canon A- series.

this website might also help you out.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare.asp