$200 can buy you a lot of camera these days. The compact camera market is dying because the prevalence of iphones. Consumers are getting a lot of megapixels and bang for their buck.

I have two cameras for that price and I love them both. I got a cheapo ultra compact Canon Powershot and a Nikon Coolpix thats the size of a credit card and thickness of a pack of gum. They go everywhere with me, I let Cameron use it to his heart's content because it was so cheap ($70 for 10 megapixel Canon..... I never thought I would see that price point on ANY Canon!)

IF I had the $400 they're aking for the DSLRs I would get one in a heartbeat because I miss the ability to make all adjustments myself (the commpacts do have amnual setting but they are limited). The one thing I seriously miss from the compacts are making my own settings and deciding how I want something focused.