Top 5 Digital Cameras Under \$200

Casio's EX-Z77 digital camera was built with shooting and uploading YouTube videos in mind. This 7.2 megapixel compact digital camera comes with impressive shooting modes, a choice of colors, and a sleek and stylish design.

For less than $200, you get 10.1 megapixels and a 5x optical zoom. That's pretty amazing bang for the buck. The camera also has a stylish look with a sleek, black design. The 3-inch oversized LCD screen makes it easier to determine which pictures to delete or keep as you shoot, and it features face recognition and image stabilization.

You get an impressive 10x optical zoom in the under-$200 range, and it's a Nikon. That alone is reason enough to consider this camera. But it also features a cool swivel design, 6 megapixels, face priority auto focus and 16 scene modes.

The chocolate brown color is unique and stylish, and makes this a nice choice for those who like the aesthetics as well as the function of a camera. This 6.3-megapixel compact camera features face detection, image stabilization and a cool blog mode for pictures optimized for blogging.

This 7.1-megapixel camera provides a tremendous value in the under-$200 price range. It features an attractive two-tone black and silver design, and it is one of the few budget cameras boasting five video shooting modes. It also features stitch assist to create panoramic images. As a bonus, this camera has an optional underwater case and an underwater shooting mode.