Perhaps the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ2. 5mp, optical image stabilization, 2 inch LCD and 6x zoom. Uses AA batteries. Only negative thing is the lack of an optical viewfinder. But the price makes up for that-$275.00 in USA. Cheers!
I have a Fujifilm S3000, which I bought especially for taking ice hockey photos, but it is poo! Even if you set it for sport, it cannot take a photo of anything that is even slightly moving. The slightest bit of movement, gives a severely blured photo, which is something of a pain.
I am no photogrphic expert, but I presume that this is simply because the S3000 must have a very slow shutter speed, even on the sports setting
I am therefore looking to replace it with something a little more suitable, but am rather limited in price. Therefore, I know that I will not get anything with a great zoom (The 6 x Optical zoom was a big cause of me getting the S3000) as well as a clear picture, but I was wondering what people might recomend from experience for around the

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