1. AGFA ePhoto 1280 

Balancing its $420 price tag against its excellent performance, the AGFA ePhoto 1280 is a superlative digital camera, especially outdoors, and should be your first choice if you’re planning on buying one.

However, if you want the absolutely best image quality both indoors and outdoors, then Kodak’s DC210 is what you need. It’s slightly more expensive that the AGFA ePhoto at $440, but it makes up for that with it’s scintillating quality and it’s extremely user-friendly software. 

Canon’s PowerShot A5 is, at $450, marginally the most expensive of the trio but is nonetheless a very good performer.