Camera recommendations - confused by all the reviews

You need to decide what is really important and what is not. For me I wanted to pay around $300.OO. My priorities were a mega zoom and good pictures. I didn't really care about stereo sound, how fast it is, problems with video, or small problems with ease of use. I also wanted a camera that had lots of manual controls so I bought the new Canon 100SX, which was on sale at circuit city. While I have only had it a couple of weeks, I couldn't be happier. My experience reflects the CNET Review. I can't get over how well the focus is or how sharp a radically cropped picture looks when taken on the highest resolution.