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I'm heading on a trip to Cuba next week and I want to take some nice pictures when I'm there. I've been thinking of getting another digicam to replace my shitty old HP 2.1MP crap camera, but want something with some customizability so I can take some good shots.

I'm not heading into the DSLR thing yet, but I know a bit about photography and want to be able to specify things like shutter priority and aperture size.

I don't have a lot of money to spend, but I'm a little torn between the Canon A530, A540, and A610 (I'm partial to Canon because friends have had good success with them overall). The 530 is about $250 CDN, but doesn't have Av or Tv settings. The 540 is a 6MP and does have the better settings, but is about $400, a little high for me.

The A610 looks like it's better than both, costs a little less than the 540, but is a little harder to find.

Can anyone with experience with these cameras let me know if these are worth purchasing, or recommend a similar camera with good features?