Nikon Coolpix S9900

Hands down the best feature of this camera is its tremendous optical zoom, the equivalent of 25mm to 750mm – an almost mind blowing 30X zoom. I was very impressed with the lens performance; both the sharpness zoomed in all the way as well as the wide-angle scope when it’s zoomed back out. The camera comes with a big 3-inch diagonal LCD screen that tilts in every direction and swings to the side, which makes it easy to shoot full HD videos. Price is just about $330 direct from Nikon USA.