Is it possible to buy a really good digital camera for less than 400 dollars?

Are your questions going to be really boring from now on since you are strictly a night time user?

It's very possible, but it depends on your definition of a "Really good" camera. If you mean a Digital SLR (the kind most professionals and aspiring professionals use), then you might be able to find a used one that is 5-6 megapixels for a little over $400.

For the "regular" Point and Shoot-style cameras (the vast majority of people use these), you can find very high quality Canon or Sony cameras at 10 megapixels or more for $300. You can get a top-of-the-line Canon Powershot G9 (12 mewgapixel, unheard of in point-and-shoot) for $450 on Amazon. That's top-of-the-line. You can get almost any point-and-shoot for under $400.

Personal experience, i have had the best quality with the following brands:

Canon

Sony

Nikon

Olympus

(in order)

Like the other answers here, the D40 sounds like a nice choice. However, if you're more of a Canon person, the Rebel XTi seems pretty good. Both are small and lightweight. Just to broaden your mind, though, Olympus makes some dSLRs, like the E-420, and Panasonic's coming out with Lumix G "Interchangeable lens" cameras. It's a bit confusing, but I think what they're [Panasonic] making is a sort of compact camera with a changeable lens, sort of in between the traditional dSLR and an ultrazoom camera, like yours. The Lumix G1 is coming out sometime in November, with a decent lens for under $800, reportedly. The caveat here is that it's not a wholesome, true dSLR. Anyways, good luck purchasing your first dSLR, hope this helps.

HELL YES. I got my 10 mp Canon digital Elph for about $285 on Amazon because it was last year's model. Most dept stores don't even CARRY 10 mp cameras unless they're SLRs, and I wanted a point-and-shoot model. This thing takes the best pictures I've ever seen, including the ones from my old Pentax, Olympus, and Nikon SLRs and my first digital, a Nikon Coolpix 4300. It is GREAT!

Heck yeah - we just bought a Nikon for $179.00 - digital cameras are coming down a lot in price. Try Best Buy :)

yes, u can get a very nice digital camera from $200-300

$400 or more are for pros, and frankly are hard to use generally....

He tenido buenas experiencia con los productos de sitios web, había comprados cámara muy buenas a un precio muy bueno, como viajo mucho he comprado y una cámara para el coche porque nunca se sabe cuando la necesitas, la cámara va perfectamente, buena resolución y un buen ángulo, aunque a lo mejor no me haga falta, a este precio es mejor tenerla porque es muy utilla.

My uncle Vinny has a couple that fell of a truck just the other day. I could probably get you one for around 200.

Sure, I found mine on Amazon.com. It's a Sony and it's great!!! I found it on sale for $99, and it's normally just under $200

You dont have $400