The best Digicams for less than $300

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 16 ultra compacts for less than $300, and ranks the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 the best. Snapsort looked at 23 recent ultra compacts to give this recommendation, they range from $86 to $348, with an average price of $160.

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Travel-zooms are great for travel, packing a lot of zoom into a small package. Snapsort found 65 travel-zooms for less than $300, and ranks the Canon PowerShot SX260 HS the best. Snapsort looked at 98 recent travel-zooms to give this recommendation, they range from $69 to $802, with an average price of $230.

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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 23 super-zooms for less than $300, and ranks the Nikon Coolpix L820 the best. Snapsort looked at 48 recent super-zooms to give this recommendation, they range from $140 to $899, with an average price of $330.

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Capture moments in full motion, movies are a great complement to still photos. Snapsort found 111 digicams for movies for less than $300, and ranks the Canon PowerShot A3500 IS the best. Snapsort looked at 171 recent digicams for movies to give this recommendation, they range from $0 to $802, with an average price of $219.

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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 21 waterproof digicams for less than $300, and ranks the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20 the best. Snapsort looked at 33 recent waterproof digicams to give this recommendation, they range from $70 to $515, with an average price of $237.

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Pro digicams have advanced features for the photographer such as wide apertures and large sensors. Snapsort found 3 pro digicams for less than $300, and ranks the Samsung EX2F the best. Snapsort looked at 25 recent pro digicams to give this recommendation, they range from $169 to $799, with an average price of $447.

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