With Out a doubt, the newest fad in electronics are the Touch Screen Digital Cameras. Touch Screen Digital Cameras are great. They allow you to easily control the camera and edit your photos by simply touching the screen. With Touch Screen Digital Cameras you need not scroll through endless loops of menus to do what you need to do.

There are several touch screen digital cameras on the market now so how do you decide which one to choose? That is a difficult question. If I were in the market for one I would narrow down my selection the following ways:

1. Budget. Let's face it, you can't spend what you don't have. Well I guess you can, but now that we are in a deep recession, peole aren't really doing that anymore. And there is no need to. There are great touch screen digital cameras for any budget now so you need not worry.

2. Brand. I like to stick with the big names, like Sony, Canon, Fuji, Kodak etc. It's not that other smaller brands may not be good, but for me there is a level of confidence with brand names.

3. Picture Quality. You want to get the best picture quality for the money. That usually is a combination of mega pixels along with other features that come with the camera. You have to decide which quality features matter most to you.

4. Ease of Use. There is no sense in buying touch screen digital cameras with all the bells and whistles if you can make good use of them. Why waste your money right?

5. Availability. No sense in waiting around for the next big thing. If that is the case, you always be waiting because the next big thing is always right around the corner.

So with that said, here are three of the best touch screen digital cameras on the market today.

This 10.1 megapixel camera is probably one of the best consumer rated of the Touch Screen Digital Cameras that I have seen. It takes great pictures and is very easy to use. Its main features are: Digital camera type: Ultracompact; Resolution: 10.1 megapixels; Optical zoom: 5 x; Display type: 3 in LCD display; Flash memory: 50 MB - Integrated

More information is available from the PANASONIC WEBSITE.

--- A very good choice.

Nikon Coolpix S60 @255.00 - $300.00  Don't let the fact that Ashton Kutcher is the spokesman for this camera sour you on it. This 10 megapix camera is great looking, takes great picture and comes in 6 different colors. It has a 3.5 inch touch panel that is nice and bright even during the day which makes using this camera very easy.

Other Features:  

Optical VR Stabilization 5 Time Optical Zoom Customizble Touch Panel Display

New Touch Autofocus and Auto Exposure 17 Scene Modes and Much Much More.

Definitely worth checking out.

 To help you take better pictures, the camera can automatically select the best scene through its Auto Scene Selector mode. To take a picture, simply touch any subject on the screen and the camera will automatically focus for you and set the best exposure. The enhanced Face Recognition feature keeps track of moving objects, ensuring they remain in focus.  Light sensitivity can be manually set as high as ISO 3200*, adding the power to shoot sharper, more natural-looking photos in lower lighting conditions, or to capture fast-moving subjects with outstanding clarity. And the new image-processing system produces clear results with minimal noise when shooting with high ISO settings. Auto ISO control is also available, with the camera automatically setting the optimal sensitivity across a range of ISO 64-800.

Here are some other features:

Nikon COOLPIX S60 Other Features

• Three Unique Nikon Image Innovations: Face-priority, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, D-Lighting
• A broad selection of scene modes for optimized results in various shooting situations
• Macro shooting from as close as 9 cm (3.5 in.)
• 4x digital zoom extends compositional freedom
• Active Zoom
• Three movie modes with sound, plus time-lapse movie mode
• Distortion control corrects for barrel distortion
• Time zone function for easy setting of multiple locations
• SDHC card compatibility*
• Approx. 20 MB of internal memory
• USB (Hi-Speed) and mini HDMI connectivity

All in all, this is a very nice camera and one you should check out. 

This is a great camera for the money. Probably the best value of them all. It has Very good touch-screen shooting controls and it is a very nicely designed camera. This camera packs an amazing 14.7-megapixels – talk about sharp pictures. And this camera has the right blend between touchscreen and manual controls which help keep you in control.

I will add more cameras as I am able to check them out. I finish by saying that if you are in the market for a new camera then you should definitely consider Touch Screen Digital Cameras as they will make your life and your picture taking a whole lot easier.