Best Digital Cameras & Digital SLR Cameras for the Beginner 2007 / 2008

	Fujifilm FinePix F20 For: 6 megapixel super CCD. Good in low light without flash. Fast operation. VGA movies. Small and compact. Against: No manual settings. XD card.
	Fujifilm FinePix F30 For: 6 megapixel super CCD. Excellent low light capability. Fast operation. Manual controls. VGA movies. Compact size. Against: XD card. Small built in memory.
	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50 For: Carl Zeiss 3x Zoom lens. 6 mega pixels. Fast operation. Compact size. VGA movies. Against: Noise at higher ISO settings. Slow focusing in low light. No manual controls.
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01 For: Leica 28-105 zoom lens (35mm equiv). Fast operation. Pocket size. VGA movies. Optically stabilised zoom. Against: Images are noisy above ISO 100. No manual settings.
	Fujifilm FinePix F50 fd For: 12 megapixel super CCD. Fast operation. Shutter & aperture priority. VGA movies. Compact size. Face detection. XD & SD cards. 2.7" TFT. Against: Noise at higher ISOs. Less capable in low light.

Beginner Digital Camera & Digital SLR Camera Archives 2007 / 2008

Casio Exlim EX-Z850
For: Full manual controls. 8 mega pixels. Compact size. Advanced Bestshot MPEG4 movie modes. Very fast operation. Long battery life.
Against: Noisy night time images.

Canon Powershot A630
For: High quality 35-140mm zoom (35mm equiv). 8 mega pixels. Full manual controls. VGA movies. Fast operation. Rotating 2.5" LCD. Uses AA batteries.
Against: Movies limited to 8 minutes.

Canon Powershot A710 IS
For: Image stabilised 35-210mm zoom (35mm equiv). 7 mega pixels. Full manual controls. VGA movies. Fast operation. AA batteries.
Against: Time limit of 8 minutes on movies.

Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera
For: Compact size for a SLR. Excellent images. Good low light capability. Full manual controls. Interchangeable lenses.
Against: None

Olympus E-410 Digital SLR Camera
For: 10 megapixels. Very small & lightweight with no grip. Fast operation. Excellent images. Live view through 2.5" TFT. Supersonic wave filter for dust reduction. Low or no noise upto 800 ISO. Against: Small viewfinder.

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