Samantha is looking for a camera under $200 that is portable, has a big zoom and an excellent movie mode. It should be easy to use too.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4K 8.1MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom This camera has excellent near-perfect reviews on Amazon and dpreview.

Why this is a great camera for Samantha:

• Compact enough to easily fit in a small camera bag or jacket pocket.
• 10x Leica zoom with wide-angle coverage out to 28mm
• Several movie modes to select from 640x480/320x240 (4:3) or 848x480 (16:9) all with audio
• Advanced Intelligent Auto (AiA) which consists of 7 technologies that work together to make sure you get the shots you want. Bottom line- Easy to use & get great pictures
• Great Battery life

Buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4K 8.1MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

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Sara wants to spend less than $200 on an ultra-compact camera with top notch image quality, a solid movie mode, decent zoom/wide angle lens and looks fairly stylish to boot.

Canon PowerShot SD890IS 10MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom There are several reason why this camera has been consistently in the top ten bestselling cameras on Amazon for many weeks.

Why this is a good choice for Sara:

• 10 MP is plenty of mega pixels for printing 8 x10s and even higher
• A nice 5x zoom, most cameras in at this price point only offer 3x, a few 4x
• A decent(standard) movie mode - 640 x 480 at 30 fps
• It's good looking, sleek with nice curves and will slip in a jean's pocket

Buy the Canon PowerShot SD890IS 10MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

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A strong contender that may even been slightly better. It doesn't have the sales numbers that the 890IS does but the reviews are consistently excellent. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX35K 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) A solid camera with good reviews and is actually a little slimmer than the 890IS

Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Blue) Less zoom and fewer megapixels but cheaper and same form factor/size

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