[quote name='paz9x']i bought an sd600 over a year ago and its great.
it takes excellent photos which receive regular compliments.
take sd mem which is nice and powers up quickly.
id buy another one without thought.[/quote]
I agree. I bought one about a year and a half ago, and have had no need for anything else. I'm not an avid picture taker, but I do take the occasional photo when I'm in the mood, and for this, I'm not sure you can find much better. One thing to note: even after a year and a half, and adjusting all (or I think all?) of the settings, I still end up with a blurry photo every now and again. It's never a problem when the flash is on (even if it doesn't go off, as in bright daylight), but it does show up occasionally when not using the flash. I'm sure there are ways around this though, and I just haven't found them. And for the price, which should be in your range now, it's an excellent deal (I paid over $300 when I bought it!).