Canon's PowerShot A1100 IS comes in at around $190 at most online retailers, and for $10 more than the Kodak you get a few more megapixels, a less powerful zoom, and a slightly wider aperture. ISO range is identical to the above, but 800 here is actually borderline acceptable.

In terms of aesthetics the A1100 is one of the cheaper feeling cameras in the group, its two-tone plastic body not turning any heads and that plastic shell feeling flimsy in the hand -- you can hear it creaking and rattling when recording videos. But, it is comfortable to hold, and has room for two AA batteries, making replacement in the field cheap and easy. Other Canon's PowerShot best selling.