Which camera should I buy? This short questionnaire will help the rest of us make good camera recommendations for you. Please answer each question carefully and succinctly. The questions marked with a * are the most important. Budget * What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Roughly $500 to $600 Size * What size camera are you looking for? The smaller and lighter, the better - if practical. I understand there are tradeoffs between quality of pictures and size of camera. Ideally, I would like something middle of the road. Features How many megapixels will suffice for you? Don't know. * What optical zoom will you need? Ultrazoom * How important is “image quality” to you? 7 or 8 Do you care for manual exposure modes (shutter priority, aperture priority, manual)? Not important General Usage * What will you generally use the camera for? Take pictures of the kids in school dance performances * Will you be making big prints of your photos or not? Hopefully (if the pictures are good enough) Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos? Yes, lots of indoor photos Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos? Yes Miscellaneous Are there particular brands you like or hate? No Are there particular models you already have in mind? No (If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD) Wide Angle would be nice. Same for image stabilization Currently have a compact "point & shoot" and an IPhone 4S. Zoom pictures come out real grainy. Would like to do better. Thank you for your help. Off to the kid's baseball game.