new digi cam

[chode_regulator]

i need a new digi cam
i plan ontaking this to iraq with me so heres what i want: under 400, cheaper if possible, durable, optical and digital zoom, long battery life, dont care about brand as long as its a good camera
post a link to camera if possible
thanks

[2Blonde]

we just bought the Canon Powershot SD700 IS digital elph. It totally rocks. In fact my daughter went back and bought another one for herself after seeing ours. We paid $349 at Camera Exchange on San Pedro. It takes amazing pictures.
6 mega pixels 4X optical zoom, optical image stabilizer I was able to scan the sale ads and find a 2GB SD disc for at Office Max last week for 34.99. They were $85-100 everywhere else. If you check the Sunday papers you can find great deals on the memory. Also the rechargeable batteries in the Canon last forever. I haven't had to charge up my battery yet and I've been taking pics like crazy for 3 weeks. With the 2 gig disk you can also take movies.

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=145&modelid=13019

[ZStomp]

I'll sell you mine for $350 with a 1gig memory stick. :tu

http://www.dcviews.com/press/images/Sony-DSC-H1.jpg

[chode_regulator]

thanks for the input
ive heard canon repeated a couple of times on antoher site....seems to be the front runner for brand at least

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

we just bought the Canon Powershot SD700 IS digital elph. It totally rocks. In fact my daughter went back and bought another one for herself after seeing ours. We paid $349 at Camera Exchange on San Pedro. It takes amazing pictures.
6 mega pixels 4X optical zoom, optical image stabilizer I was able to scan the sale ads and find a 2GB SD disc for at Office Max last week for 34.99. They were $85-100 everywhere else. If you check the Sunday papers you can find great deals on the memory. Also the rechargeable batteries in the Canon last forever. I haven't had to charge up my battery yet and I've been taking pics like crazy for 3 weeks. With the 2 gig disk you can also take movies.

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=145&modelid=13019

Hmm, I'd been considering the SD600.

Thanks for the review.