Good Camera?

[BlaineKaiser450]

im looking at getting a nice camera for christmas. Something that can take actually good pictures and maybe some video (the digital camera isnt cutting it). I know absolutly nothing about cameras so can someone point me in the right direction? BTW i am looking to spend between 350-450$

[cglester]

I have a cannon rebel xt, and for the most part am very pleased with it. when i am not its usually operator error. It is a bit more than you are looking to spend though. This sounds like a question for pappy, he takes the best pics

[brian76708]

you can get a refurbished one for in your price range
http://estore.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10051&storeId=10051&productId=156469&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=12163&top_category=12078

SLRs are the way to go but they are very expensive. it all depends on what you are planning on doing with the camera.

you can still do a lot with this camera for about half the price. But it all depends on what you plan on doing with the camera.

http://estore.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10051&storeId=10051&productId=171980&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=17757&top_category=12078

[QuadJunkies]

If you want to even remotely take "good" pics, buying an SLR is the only way to go.
You can pick up an enry level for a good price.