You didn't say how old he is or what his needs are.
This was just was posted.
Nikon has rolled out the Coolpix 3700, a sub-compact, 3.2 megapixel digital camera that's the first Coolpix camera to use SD memory. It's also the first Coolpix digital camera to allow for TV-resolution (640 x 480 pixels) movies at 30 frames per second (fps) with sound.
http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/10/28/nikon/
suggested retail price of US$399.95