Can someone recommend a good digital camera for the average person.?

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Can someone recommend a good digital camera for the average person.?
I just took back a Poloroid .would not hold a charge. So I know what I dont want.

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The Canon Powershots are a great camera for my money.brI have had HP cameras and every single one of them broke!brBought a Nikon Coolpix on overstock.com, and it broke the very first time I turned it on!brI had a Samsung that the LCD screen broke on, it was replaced and eventually given to my youngest daughter.brI bought the megapixel Canon Powershot and love it!brIt has a wide variety of settings and modes, works really well and is as easy on batteries as any digital camera I have had.brIt takes the AA rechargeable which I feed with the hour recharge kind. The money you save on batteries alone makes it worth getting the hour recharge kind.brPicture quality is outstanding, flash pictures work well.brThe camera is just about as good as any regular user is liable to need, you can blow up a megapixel pretty big without getting grainy pictures.brMy year old and year old daughter both take great pictures with this camera also.brIf you do your shopping homework you can get the megapixel under dollars, or thereabouts... A heck of a lot of camera for the money.

Can someone give me an honest an unbiased answer?

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Can someone give me an honest an unbiased answer?
I know the Nikon D is easier to use than the Canon Rebel XTi but why does the Canon take better pictures? Also, I asked the salesman about the Canon and how people say its better than Nikon for sports photography or fast motion and he said it wasnt true. Is it? what does the Canon have that the Nikon doesnt and vice versa, what does the Nikon have that the Canon doesnt. Keep in mind when I say Nikon I am talking about the D and when I say Canon, I mean Rebel XTi.

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Do you think the Canon takes better pictures or did someone tell you that it did?brbrSeriously, by the time you get to this level of camera, YOU are the most important judge. They will both do what you are looking for except for the lack of a spot meter on the XTi and they will both do it well.brbrGo herebrhttpwww.dpreview.comgallerynikondabrbrOpen another copy of Internet Explorer and go herebrhttpwww.dpreview.comgallerycanoneosabrbrFlip back and forth while looking at similar photos dark for dark and bright for bright, etc. Note that you can go below the fullscreen sample and click on the file name to view a fullsized image for critical evaluation.brbrKirr, I know that this is a lot of money for you or anyone to spend on a camera and you just want to make the quotrightquot decision. I will continue to tell you that the decision you make WILL BE the right decision, even if you toss a coin at this point. If you are having such a hard time making up your mind, it just tells me that the two cameras are so close to each other for your needs that it almost does not make a difference which one you get. You buy one and then you defend your choice to the naysayers out there. I love Nikon, but I respect Canon. I am sure that there are others who feel the same only different, putting their loyalty with Canon. Once you are in one family or the other, you will learn so much about those cameras and you will behappy with your choice.brbrHey... Why not rent one of each for a day or a week? I dont know about costs, but you can probably do this in any major city or even by mail or online. Shoot your own samples and see what you think. This might be what you need to really make up your mind, but then you will KNOW you chose the right one for you. Too bad they dont use the same type of memory card, but maybe you have one of each already...brbrNow Im curious... How old are you?