The best Digicams for less than $200

Ultra compacts are some of the smallest cameras you can buy, great for slipping into your pocket for a night on the town. Snapsort found 13 ultra compacts for less than $200, and ranks the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 the best. Snapsort looked at 22 recent ultra compacts to give this recommendation, they range from $80 to $400, with an average price of $189.

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Travel-zooms are great for travel, packing a lot of zoom into a small package. Snapsort found 11 travel-zooms for less than $200, and ranks the Samsung HZ30W the best. Snapsort looked at 38 recent travel-zooms to give this recommendation, they range from $91 to $685, with an average price of $250.

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Super-zooms have the most zoom you can get, often up to 30x, so you can get great close ups no matter the distance, great for sports, animals, etc. Snapsort found 4 super-zooms for less than $200, and ranks the Fujifilm FinePix S1800 the best. Snapsort looked at 28 recent super-zooms to give this recommendation, they range from $150 to $677, with an average price of $323.

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Capture moments in full motion, movies are a great complement to still photos. Snapsort found 31 digicams for movies for less than $200, and ranks the Canon PowerShot SD940 IS the best. Snapsort looked at 82 recent digicams for movies to give this recommendation, they range from $91 to $685, with an average price of $231.

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If you're spending time on the beach, or on the water, waterproof cameras let you go anywhere without worrying. Snapsort found 9 waterproof digicams for less than $200, and ranks the Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 the best. Snapsort looked at 19 recent waterproof digicams to give this recommendation, they range from $100 to $305, with an average price of $205.

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