Best affordable, portable, handy camera?

I take A LOT of pictures with my iPhone that would look way better taken by a camera. I take pictures of all kinds of random stuff, just anything that really excites me. I share a lot on social media too. Basically, I need a camera that I can whip out at any given moment and snap a good picture, something with decent focus and zoom. And something that can take picture close up, I take a lot of pictures of my precious cat and dog, my nails that I paint funky designs on, and sushi. I like to have fun. I'm not trying to spend an arm or a leg here. I would LIKE to stay at $200 or under. I'm a broke college student. I hope I'm not asking for too much with the price I want to stay at.

Canon Powershots are very good & come in every price range.

The best cameras in my view for $300 and under are the Nikon P330 and for $200 and under, the Nikon P310.

If you want superior video - with a real PAUSE - then go with the P330. Also the P330 can be attached to your iPhone via Wi-Fi (with an optional $55 adapter) so you can export the photos directly to social media.

For that budget, this is a decent camera. It has high mega pixels and decent optical zoom. Its better than the canon powershot, because most powershots have hd ready (720p) video recording. This one has full hd (1080p) video recording:

http://comparefroggy.tumblr.com/post/57669820151/fujifilm-finepix-f660exr-16-0-mp-cmos-1080p-hd-digital

Check this camera out too:

http://comparefroggy.tumblr.com/post/61583619466/best-non-slr-camera-for-the-price

Check out all the Fuji Finepix "bridge" type cameras, There one zoom lens covers wide angle to extreme telephoto and macro for close-ups of flowers, etc. They are great cameras and in your price range.

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