Why are digital cameras so expensive?

I bought mine last christmas for $99.99 it was on sale! it was orginally $159.99. you just have to look around for the good prices, dont get the 1st one you see! there are alot of digital cameras out there that are less than 100 dollars! try wal-mart,best buy,and target! those are probably gonna be the best places. good luck finding one!

A digital camera is an electronic device used to capture and store photographs electronically instead of using photographic film like conventional cameras. Modern compact digital cameras are typically multifunctional, with some devices capable of recording sound and/or video as well as photographs. Professional digital cameras are generally dedicated to photography. In the Western market, both types of digital cameras now outsell their 35 mm film counterparts. Technically, each one of these buckets is called a pixel and a demosaicing/interpolation algorithm is needed to turn this into an RGB image where each pixel represents multiple colors and not a single color. Due to this advantage it costs more.

Well,I have 2 dgtal camera,i bough one for $180 and the one is almost like $300 but with free 2 memory card,well i love taking picture specially myself i really like it,wish i will buy new sony digetal camera next year,hopefully if i have money lol.

this is right

its because digicam has its advance settings that makes it more expensives.

DSLR is much expensive! around $600 or above here.

This is the beginning of the "consumer sweet spot" in my opinion. Two megapixels is enough to get reasonably sharp 8x10s and smaller. While 8x10s are still a little soft when made from 2 megapixel files, my experience has been that most people consider the level of detail and resolution acceptable. 3 - 3.9 megapixels Definitely sharp, crisp 8x10s and smaller. If you're looking for a really good digicam with strong features and good image quality, three megapixels is a good range to search in. - And you can find some real bargains in this resolution range these days. 4 - 4.9 megapixels This was once exclusively "enthusiast" territory, but there are a lot of pure point and shoots to be found here lately as well. You really don't need this many pixels to print good 8x10s, but the extra pixels give you enough room to crop your photos a little yet still get crisp-looking enlargements. - You can naturally make larger, full-frame prints as well, up to perhaps 11x14. 5 - 5.9 megapixels While the megapixel race continues onward, the 5 megapixel level is pretty much still the realm of "enthusiast" cameras. (Although some advanced point & shoots can be found here as well.) Definitely more resolution than you really need for even 8x10 prints, but people tend to underestimate the importance of cropping to improve their photos. With 5 megapixels, you can crop away a lot of distracting detail, yet still end up with a very nice-looking 8x10 print. 6 megapixels and above Definitely enthusiast/pro territory. Really big prints. Lots of cropping for medium-big prints. Plus the coolness factor of having the baddest camera on the block. ;-) Pro SLRs - Any Megapixel Size "Pro SLRs" isn't at all a megapixel size, as these cameras can have sensors ranging from 4 to 14 megapixels in size. I've included them as a separate category though, because many people tend to use "SLR" as a category to find a range of cameras they're interested in, in much the same way as other folks use the megapixel rankings. Removable-lens SLRs are the most flexible and capable class of digital cameras reviewed on this site, generally with much shorter shutter lag times, faster autofocus performance, and greater exposure flexibility. If you're a professional or serious amateur, and ultimate creative control is important to you, a removable-lens digital SLR is unquestionably the way to go. If you want to buy something performant you'll pay extra $$ but if you are not a pro you should buy something between 4-7.2 megapixels. the more megapixels you got on your "toy" the more you pay. that still depends on the manufacturer. sony,nikon those are good trademarks. happy holidays