Casio Exilim

Casio® Exilim® EX-S770 Blue 7.2 MP Digital Camera (costco.ca)
320$+tax

This damn thing chipped after two months of use. Not just a scratch-a chip exposing the interior. Wasn't from a drop, either. Metal/plastic fatigue. Avoid this one.

Pentax Optio

Pentax® Optio L30 7.1 MP Digital Camera
(costco.ca)
294$

This is a very clever little camera that fits right into your hand. A very simple design, a quickly chargable lithium ion battery that lasted me for about 83 pictures and some videos. It's a 7.1 MP with 3X optical zoom, and a high sensitivity of ISO 3200, whatever the fuck that means. It creates quick time videos that go indefinetely, limited only by your memory chip. A drawback is you are unable to scroll through the pictures you've taken already, unless you completely turn the power on. All this does is pushes the lens out, which unnessarily sucks up a bit of battery energy, and there's always the slight risk of damaging the lens whenever it's open and erect.