we got it from Amazon for $150 something...maybe $170. They have the same thing at Costco for $199.
Nice camera--small, internal zoom so you really can fit it in your pocket. It's about the size of a deck of cards, or smaller, which is what I like.
8 or 10mp
super fast and super good pictures. It can take macro shots but I haven't fiddled with this to its full capacity.
The entire back is a screen. There is no "viewfinder".
Easy hookup. No software. Just Camera - USB - Computer and your'e ready to go.
The one at Costco has this stupid 'wireless' photo transfer thing. Sounded good until I looked in to it--basically you can "wirelessly" transmit your photos not to your computer, but to a Nikkon website, it takes forever, and adds $20 unnecessary dollars to your bill.
We upgraded from a Sony Cybershot from 2003, which was a great camera, but I didn't replace with another Sony because of the proprietary MemoryStick needed for memory. The Nikkon (and I think every other camera on the face of the earth) takes SD cards which are very very cheap. We have a 2GB SD card in our camera and we can hold a couple of thousand pictures. The SD cards (2GB) can be purchased for $10-$20, depending on where you go. Memory Sticks are way more expensive and can only be used in Sony Cameras.
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11298149&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US(this is the one with the "wireless" feature. Worthless wireless feature, mind you
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Coolpix-Digital-Vibration-Reduction/dp/B00176GWRQ/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1227968639&sr=8-5This is it at Amazon.