Many of the cameras listed here may be available for purchase secondhand or new from Amazon . |
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Ricoh Caplio R5
For: Huge 28-200mm (35mm equiv) zoom lens. 7 mega pixels. CCD shift vibration correction. Pocket size compact. VGA movies. Fast operation. Long battery life.
Against: Poor focusing in low light. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Olympus Stylus 750
For: 7 mega pixels. Weatherproof. CCD shift image stabilization. 36-180mm (35mm equiv) lens.
Against: No manual controls. Poor in low light. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33
For: 8 megapixels. 28-100mm Leica zoom lens. Small & compact. Fast operation. 2.5" high resolution TFT.
Against: Limited manual controls. Noise at higher ISOs. |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3
For: 7 megapixels. Sharp Optically stabilized Leica 28-280 zoom lens. Fast operation. Widescreen and VGA movies. High resolution 3" TFT. Small size.
Against: Heavy noise reduction at higher ISOs . No manual controls. |
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Fujifilm Finepix F31fd
For: 6 mega pixel super CCD. Face detection. Excellent low light capability. VGA movies. Super fast operation. Manual controls.
Against: XD cards. |
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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. |
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Canon PowerShot A720 IS
For: 8 megapixels. Optically stabilized 35-210 zoom lens. Manual controls. Digic III for fast operation. VGA movies. Optical viewfinder. Face detection.
Against: Noise at higher ISO settings. Low resolution 2.5" TFT. Poor in low light. |
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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. |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5
For: 9 megapixel CCD. Optically stabilised 28-280mm (35mm equiv) Leica zoom. 460k 3" LCD. Fast operation. HD movies at 15 fps. SD / SDHC.
Against: Limited manual controls. Noise & smearing of fine details at most ISOs. |
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Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera
For: Compact size for a SLR. Excellent images. Good low light capability. Full manual controls. Interchangeable lenses. Fast operation for family photography.
Against: None |
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Canon PowerShot S5 IS
For: 12x zoom . 2.5" LCD. Optical image stabilisation, 8 mega pixels. Full manual controls. AA batteries. Hotshoe. VGA movies. Fast operation. Stereo sound.
Against: Redeye. No raw file support. Noise at higher ISOs. |
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Ricoh Caplio R6
For: Huge 28-200mm (35mm equiv) zoom lens. 7 mega pixels. CCD shift vibration correction. Face detection. Pocket size. VGA movies. Fast operation. Long battery life. 2.7" LCD.
Against: Noise in images above ISO 100. |
