I bought 3 Kodak easy share (DX 6340) cameras on Ebay last summer for my neices before we went on vacation to Hawaii (am points and miles junkie and got 7 frequent flyer tickets). They were very easy to use and took decent video as well. I got them all for around $50 + shipping each. The thing I like about the easy share, is that Kodak has it's own rechargeable battery that replaces the AA's. Saved us tons of money charging the batteries every couple of days on vacation, instead of buying new batteries. Of course you can always get regular rechargeables, but I thought this was convenient. They are very versatile cameras, with easy settings for landscape, portraits, easy zoom and wide angle. Only 3.1 MP, but unless you want to print out posters, that is plenty of resolution.
I also bought my father in law an HP E427 digital camera (his first) for about $80 from Circuit City, that was so easy to operate, my husband asked for one too.
Remember if you buy something from Circuit City (or Best Buy) not only can you get MyPoints points for the purchase if you go through their website, but you can usually pick it up at the local store within an hour and not have shipping expense.
Cindi