Hi, all. I'm looking into purchasing a digital camera for myself. The family already has one, a Nikon Coolpix 4300. It's a pretty darn good camera. 4 megapixels with nice color. I have a couple gripes, though. Indoor shots are _always_ blurry unless you have a tripod. It's practically impossible to take an indoor picture. Also, it only has a 3x optimal zoom.
Anyway, I'm looking to buy a newer digital camera but know little about photography. Nothing less than 4 megapixels will suffice, and I'd appreciate high optical zoom. Picture quality is extremely important. Beyond that, however, I have not kept much up to date with the developments in the digital camera world (or the camera world in general) and though I may ask for some input.
I prefer something relatively small, though it's not the top priority.
Relatively inexpensive, as in under $500. I'd prefer something that I can get for under $400 after shopping around for price. I'll likely get a 128 MB or larger memory card.
As cameras fit different people, if you know a lot about the market perhaps you can suggest brands, models, etc that would suit my needs. I can do plenty of research on my own, but with so many digital cameras on the market it's hard to know where to start.
Thanks in advance!
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