5. Fujifilm FinePix A203
After I sold my Canon SD100, I later began to want a small camera again. However, I didn't want to spend a lot of money on one. Around the same time, a friend was starting his own eBay store, and he had some cameras. He said he'd sell me one with no profit if I found one I like. He had some nice cameras that were well below retail, but still above what I wanted to pay. I was about to give up when he grabbed a FujiFilm FinePix A203. He said that it didn't sell for the price he wanted, so if i wanted for cheaper I could have it. He was selling it for cheap, and I wanted one, so I took it.
I didn't expect much from it, especially at just 2MP. However, I ended up really liking this camera. People would give me funny looks when I pulled out this camera, but it took really good pictures. The colors were quite good. In comparison to my old SD100, the A203 pictures looked more natural. Plus, the A203 ran on AA batteries. I was always really bad at charging, so having AA batteries were useful. And because the camera was cheap and made of hard plastic, I didn't feel worried about during harsher weather and activities.
The biggest downside of the camera is that it uses xD card memory. Anyone remember the memory card wars? I guess they are still sorta going on today.
The camera currently sits in my parents' home beside the volleyball trophies.