Top 10 Point and Shoot Cameras Under $250

There are so many different types, brands, and features to consider when buying a digital camera you may not know where to start. There are some top brands such as Canon, Kodak, Sony, Nikon, Panasonic, and Olympus. Now this is just to name a few of the top brands, there are many brands nowadays that sell great quality cameras. Since technology has really improved, you can't go wrong lately with any brand of digital camera. What you really need to consider before purchasing your digital camera is what you plan on doing with it. Do you need a more professional zoom or just a few megapixels to print out quality photos? Here is a list of some top digital cameras that are point and shoot and under $250:

1. Canon Powershot A590IS has 8 megapixels, a 4X optical zoom, an optical image stabilizer, and a 2.5 inch LCD screen. A range of shooting modes from manual to automatic including Canon's new Easy Mode which makes picture taking carefree. Once you choose Easy Mode the camera automatically sets every camera control including the flash to reduce blur and improve image quality.

2. Canon Powershot SD770IS has 10 megapixels, a 3X optical zoom and optical image stabilizer which reduces the blur of camera movement even in low light situations. A 2.5 inch PureColor LCD II screen which offers more color, resolution, and contrast even when viewed from an angle.

3. Canon Powershot SD790IS has 10 megapixels, a 3X optical zoom and optical image stabilizer. It also has a 3 inch LCD screen and like the other Canon Powershots it has DIGIC III Processor for superior image quality and improved functionality.

4. Canon Powershot SD1100IS has 8 megapixels, a 3X optical zoom and like all the other Powershots it has enhanced Canon face detection technology which focuses on faces in a scene and concentrates on them.

5. Canon SX110IS has 9 megapixels, a 10X optical zoom that makes it easy to get close-ups out of all your pictures. It also has image stabilizer and the DIGIC III enhanced face detection technology.

6. Nikon Coolpix S550 has 10 megapixels, 5X zoom with a Nikkor lens, image stabilization, and it has the smile mode and blink warning. The smile mode takes the picture as soon as your subject smiles and the blink warning lets you immediately retake the picture when it suspects your subject blinked.

7. Sony Cybershot DSCW120/B has 7.2 megapixels, 4X optical zoom, and smile shutter mode which captures smiles as soon as they happen on a 2.5 inch LCD monitor.

8. Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5K has 9 megapixels, 10X optical zoom, and with intelligent exposure the camera automatically adjusts the brightness.

9. Sony Cybershot DSC-H10 has 8.1 megapixels, 10X optical zoom, and a 9-point auto focus which focuses 9 precision points, not just 5.

10. Kodak EasyShare Z1015 has 10 megapixels, 15X optical zoom, and the Smart Capture feature which adjusts settings for great pictures.

Remember, this is just a little bit of what is available to you.