[tigerelsker]

I love my Nikon coolpix. It's small, so it fits in my purse, and it's easy to use. It also takes great pics & videos. I have 4 video's on youtube all from this camera.

I had a Digital SLR, it was great, it was expensive, and I never wanted to take it anywhere because it was kinda big & bulky.

What I did is this:
1. check the sunday paper ads, look for the deals.
2. Go to Amazon.com, search for those models and read the user reviews.
3. go to circuitcity.com they also have user reviews.
4. go to bestbuy.com they have user reviews.
(this way you have a wide range of views for the same product, usually covers any pros & cons the camera might have)
5. once you've narrowed down to a few models, search via google for some prices. this will give you an idea of the range the exact same camera will go for on the net.