I just acquired my fourth digital camera. I got my first in Washington DC many years ago, a relatively simple Kodak. I can’t remember what the second was; I lost it on a business trip. The third was a Fuji FinePix which I eventually gave to my son. And the fourth is a Nikon Coolpix 5600.
I’ve never been a real photography geek; I’ve tended to buy cameras that do the job required as simply as possible. For digital cameras, I’ve had a simple rule: buy the best possible for under $300. The Nikon qualifies. It came with a free 128MB SD card, which I’ve swapped for the 1GB SD card in my Treo 650. This means that I have room for 790 pictures (5.1MP) or 21 minutes of 640×480 video (with sound). That should be enough. (Typical British understatement.)