With $800 to spend, the field is wide open!
I did a lot of research over the last few months since I planned to purchase 3 digicams as Christmas gifts, here are my thoughts:
Sony Cybershots:
small, pretty user friendly,
quality photos, I'm not crazy about the limited optical zoom range.
Canon:
Powershots are great, still not crazy about mostly limited optical zoom range.
I like the S1 IS since it has the 10x optical zoom, but it's a bulky little thing.
Nikon Coolpix:
I like the size and the quality of images. Limited optical zoom again (at least in the lower priced models that I looked at), but I will say that I ended up buying 2 of these because of the under $200 price range.
Olympus:
I REALLY like the 10x optical zoom range of the c-725,740, 750, etc.. they are nice little cameraa, I know several people who own these and they love them.
Well, I could go on and on, but others will jump in with their thoughts. It's mostly going to depend upon what your looking for as far as printing needs (megapixels), zoom capabilities, size (does she want something ultra tiny, or something more like a 35mm?)
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