Check out the new Sony S600 which sells for just under $200.
This camera offers a lot for the money.
Here is a review:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/s600.html
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hi...looking to spend around $200 or so for a digital camera. My intended use is to take your everyday photos (travel, special occasions etc), but also take the camera with me while I bike around manhattan and take photos of this and that. I guess I am saying that I want the camera to be a link to a new found hobby.
Thanks,
Matt

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