Best Point & Shoot Digital Cameras for the Family - ARCHIVES 2006

	Canon Powershot A530 For: 5 megapixels. 4x zoom. Program & manual controls. VGA movies. Very good image quality. Against: 1.8" LCD.
	Canon Powershot A610 For: 5 megapixels. 4x zoom. Program & manual controls. Very detailed images. Against: No major issues. Slightly large.
	Fuji Finepix S5600 For: 5 megapixels. 10x optical zoom. Program & manual controls. Good colours & image quality. Against: High jpeg compression.
	Olympus Stylus 500 For: 5 megapixels. Weatherproof. Good image quality. 2.5" LCD. Against: Slow shutter lag. No optical viewfinder. Movies at 320x240.
	Canon Powershot SD450 For: 5 megapixels. Good image quality for a small compact. 2.5 LCD. Optical viewfinder. Against: Shutter lag could be faster.
	Fuji Finepix F10 For: 6 megapixels. High image quality. Good low light capability. Excellent battery life. 2.5 LCD. Against: No optical viewfinder.
	Sony DSC-W50 ....................... For: 5 megapixels. Very small. Fast focusing in good light. 2.5 LCD. Good image quality. Against: No manual settings. Focusing can be slow in low light.

Best Prosumer Digital Cameras & Digital SLR Cameras for the Family - ARCHIVES 2006

Canon Powershot A620
For: 7 megapixels. 4x zoom. 7 megapixels. High quality images. Auto and manual controls. USB2. Good in low light. Fast operation.
Against: No raw format.

Canon Powershot S3 IS
For: 6 megapixels. 12x optically stabilized zoom. High image quality. Stereo sound with movies. Manual settings. AA batteries.
Against: No major issues.

Fuji Finepix E900
For: 9 megapixels. Raw format. Good low light capability for natural family photos without flash. Manual controls.
Against: High jpeg compression.

Nikon D50 SLR
For: 6 megapixels. High build quality. Can take photos upto iso 1600 with minimal noise. Fast operation for photographing children & pets.
Against: None.

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