Which 5-6mp camera is good for $300>?

[desiplaya4life]

my uncle is considering buying a new or mint used digital camera from nikon or canon. which 5-6mp's point n shoot camera's w/ optical zoom are good for under $300? any advice? im new to this:-/

 

[Cattlegod]

<$300

 

[imported_Mike]

Sony V1 if he can find it. If he can't, maybe the G4/G5 then.

 

[Sphexi]

Canon A95

You can get it with a 512MB card for about $300.

 

[TheChort]

nikon 5900
nikon 5600
canon a95

and definitely check out dpreview.com

 

[TheChort]

dpreview side-by-side comparison

I felt this was worth its own post

 

[HN]

Originally posted by: TheChort
dpreview side-by-side comparison

I felt this was worth its own post

And for the image samples side-by-side

 

[PetunZ]

try checking out the Canon SD400. With the dell coupon, it comes to around $300.