The best Digicams for less than $250

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 18 ultra compacts for less than $250, and ranks the Nikon Coolpix S3100 the best. Snapsort looked at 30 recent ultra compacts to give this recommendation, they range from $77 to $289, with an average price of $154.

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Travel-zooms are great for travel, packing a lot of zoom into a small package. Snapsort found 33 travel-zooms for less than $250, and ranks the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS the best. Snapsort looked at 75 recent travel-zooms to give this recommendation, they range from $100 to $742, with an average price of $253.

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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 3 super-zooms for less than $250, and ranks the Nikon Coolpix L120 the best. Snapsort looked at 33 recent super-zooms to give this recommendation, they range from $139 to $1,177, with an average price of $412.

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Capture moments in full motion, movies are a great complement to still photos. Snapsort found 95 digicams for movies for less than $250, and ranks the Canon ELPH 300 HS the best. Snapsort looked at 186 recent digicams for movies to give this recommendation, they range from $21 to $1,237, with an average price of $224.

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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 12 waterproof digicams for less than $250, and ranks the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 the best. Snapsort looked at 30 recent waterproof digicams to give this recommendation, they range from $75 to $370, with an average price of $218.

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Pro digicams have advanced features for the photographer such as wide apertures and large sensors. Snapsort found 1 pro digicam for less than $250, and ranks the Canon ELPH 500 HS the best. Snapsort looked at 16 recent pro digicams to give this recommendation, they range from $180 to $1,237, with an average price of $486.

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