if its a camera that will last me I'm willing to go $300 but I would like to try and stay under $150 for now, I know that's not much, but I am curious as to what is out there
You might be able to get one of those flip cameras but im not sure if they take stills or not. I just got the the new Canon T2i and it is crazy how good the pics and video are.
This is a refurb Sony 1080 for $129 http://www.weeklycloseouts.com/page/...t&itemid=24818
I bought a JVC Everio 1080P flash camcorder and love it, but I spent about $400 on it. Really good recording and it has anti shake mode and wind noise reduction mode that works well.