>I'm thinking about buying a digital camera and am interested in other people's recommendations. I want to stay in the mid-range ($200-$300) so I figured a 3 megapixel camera is probably what I'll end up with.
>
>If you have any strong opinions towards a specific camera or features I should have ... or strong opinions against a particular camera or feature ... please chime in!!

I have ended up using less pixels than my camera permits because of file size when sent via internet and number of photos in memory. They are still good enough. Get big memory. Button speed is an issue. You'll love it.