my budget is btw $ 200-250 im totally confused with lot of brands of cams sony cannon kodak if you own one please recommend.
You should go with Sony Cybershot (Any model with affordable price range). Nikon & Olympus are also very good brand for digital cameras.
For digicam i use Panasonic..although i use DSLR instead of digicam but i use it for candid pic and have no problems using it.
I would go with the Sony Cybershot, I got one a few months ago and love it! It's black and slim <3 and within your price range!