Quote Originally Posted by Neal View Post
What's a very good camera that doesn't require me to fork out a lot of money?

I mean considering I have the Panasonic DMC-ZS7 it's an okay for regular pictures, but I want to take really close shots of snakes and such. With that in mind I'm wanting something like a point & shoot camera, so what is something nice for under $300?
There are a lot of great point and shoot cameras in that price range. If you look back at my pics here or on FB they were all taken with my Cypershot TX-10.

Moving up to a camera where you can change lenses is going to set you back a lot more than $300.