Buying camera under $200 is tricky because there are so many digital cameras that you can buy in this range and with the budget set-up under or around $200 is difficult one. We need to keep one thing in mind that we want the best quality out of our money.

First there are many brands out there, some people does not give importance to brands however in my point of view i am brand loyal because of the camera features, ease of use, durability and most important resale value.

The best brands to chose from are Nikon & Canon right now. The Nikon cameras with same feature might be cheaper than the canon camera, but those using Canon are Canon loyal and Nikon loyal always use and recommends Nikon only. So buy any of these you will get maximum value

Now we have decided the brands, we can easily pick up the cameras out there in market for around $200 with best value.

Best: Canon PowerShot SX120 (around $200)

  1. Included in in high end digital camera list of Canon digital cameras
  2. High-powered 10x wide-angle optical zoom with Image Stabilizer (Very few canon cameras offers this high zoom)
  3. 3" LCD; Smart AUTO detects and analyzes faces, brightness, colors, distance, and movement
  4. Easy Mode takes all the guesswork out of the equation by determining the right shooting mode
  5. DIGIC 4 Image Processor; 10-megapixel resolution for poster-size, photo-quality prints




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Best: Nikon Coolpix L100 10MP Digital Camera (around $200)

  1. 10.0-megapixel resolution for photo-quality prints up to 16 x 20 inches
  2. 15x optical wide-angle (28-420mm) Zoom-Nikkor glass lens (you can take cool pictures of moon with good quality)
  3. 3.0-inch LCD and Electronic Viewfinder; 4-way VR image stabilization (will not let your picture to be blurry)
  4. Nikon’s Smart Portrait System; Red-eye Fix, Face Priority AE and more (to add value and quality to the picture)




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Better: Nikon Coolpix S630 Digital Camera (around $175)

  1. 12.0-megapixel resolution for photo-quality prints up to 16 x 20 inches
  2. 7x optical Zoom-Nikkor (37-260mm) glass lens; 4-way VR image stabilization (better optical zoom than S640)
  3. 2.7-inch high-resolution LCD screen; Scene Auto Selector
  4. Nikon’s Smart Portrait System; Red-eye Fix, Face Priority AE and more





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Better: Canon PowerShot SD1200 Digital Camera (around $150)

  1. 10.0-megapixel resolution captures enough detail for prints up to 13 x 19 inches
  2. 3x optical zoom; 2.5-inch PureColor LCD II screen (optical zoom is not that good but mostly canon cameras has 3x optical zoom)
  3. DIGIC 4 Image Processor with better face detection technology
  4. Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper settings





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Note: You always have to buy a memory card with the camera so you need to plus the cost of memory card as well. If you already have a memory card then its great however otherwise at least 2GB memory card will be needed.