A good digital camera?

Can someone recommend a good digital camera for me. One with good quality, clear pictures (7 MP or above), that delivers good light under low lighting, also something that doesn't use up batteries so quickly. I don't want anything too pricey either. Looking for something under 200.

Plus what are the best brands of digital cameras out there?

I'll try to give some specific recommendations, but it's difficult because what you're looking for is very generic. Do you need lots of zoom for nature/wildlife photos? A certain size of LCD? More specific details will help to narrow things down.

"Best" camera brand is really subjective. The big dogs in the market are companies like Canon, Nikon, and Sony, but other companies like Fujifilm, Casio, and Panasonic are really breaking through with some high-value cameras.

Link 1 below is to a camera kit from my favorite online photo store to shop at. The camera kit has pretty much everything you would need: the camera (Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS70), 2 1GB memory cards, a carrying pouch, and rechargeable batteries with a battery charger. It retails for $183, so probably around $190-195 with shipping, so it meets your price requirement.

The camera itself is 7.2 megapixels, 3x optical zoom, has Mega O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilization, incredibly useful in low light situations because it helps to compensate for camera shake and give you sharper pictures in low-light), and still records high-quality video. It also allows you to do advanced control of the exposure if you want to as well.