Minolta Dimage Xt 3.2 Megapixel Digital Camera (USA)

I have owned two Minolta XT cameras. One I gave to my daughter who took over 5000 images with it, the other I still use, having passed the 6000 image mark. They are great for photographing small objects to be sold on Ebay.

Don't worry about it only being 3 megapixels. Megapixels are a sales gimmick meant to sway your purchase decisions. Concentrate on the color that a cameral can deliver, and base your megapixel decision on how big a picture you need to print.
Pros: Has TIFF format which produces a 9 meg file. JPG files start at 1 meg and smaller in four image sizes. Image color is very accurate without exagerated color.
Macro close focus is about 1 inch away, with a great deal of depth that is in focus. To get that depth of field, bump the zoom slightly off wide. Flip the camera upside down and the lens edge is about 1/10 of an inch off the surface.
Uses SD cards.
Optical viewfinder.
Movie mode is Apple Quicktime.
Can be used as a voice recorder.
Decent software included on a CD
Great lens and image chip combination, no color fringing that I have spotted.
Lens stays inside the body of the camera.
All metal construction.
Negatives: By 2008 standards it has a small screen. It does not have anti shake / image stabilization so you want to brace it against something in low light.
Not a super perfomer in dark situations.

Self timer has to be invoked each time you want to take a delayed shot.

You will want to get it for less than 100 dollars with a second battery and spare SD card. For 100 you can get an 8 megapixel Fuji from WalMart that has the great CCD chip. Also for 100 dollars you can get a 6 megapixel Panasonic with a wide angle zoom with Leica lens, optical image stabilization that also uses SD cards.