Nature Photography: Best Digital Cameras & Digital SLR Cameras

	Canon Powershot G7 For: 10 mega pixels. High quality 35-210mm (35mm equiv) optically stabilised zoom lens. Hotshoe for external flash. Fast operation. Digic III processor. XGA movies (at 15 fps). Full manual controls. Against: Expensive. No RAW format.
	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.
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 For: 10 mega pixel 16:9 aspect ratio CCD. 2.8" widescreen LCD. 28-112mm (35mm equiv) Leica zoom lens with optical image stabilization. High definition 1280 x 720 widescreen movies (15 fps only). Full manual controls. RAW format. Against: Excessive noise at higher ISOs.
	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.
	Fujifilm FinePix S9100 For: 9 mega pixels. 28-300mm (35mm equiv) zoom lens. Hotshoe. Fast operation. Good in low light. RAW format. VGA movies. Compactflash II cards. Full manual controls. Against: No optical image stabilization.

ARCHIVE 2007

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
For: 10 mega pixels. 35-420mm (35mm equiv) Leica zoom lens with optical image stabilization. RAW format. Hotshoe. Widescreen movies.
Against: Noise at higher ISOs.

Pentax K10D Digital SLR
For: 10 mega pixels. CCD image stabilization for use with all lenses. Interchangeable lenses. Hotshoe. Weather sealed body. RAW format. Fast operation.
Against: Larger & heavier than most.

Nikon D80 Digital SLR
For: 10 mega pixels. Interchangeable lenses. Super fast operation. Good in low light. Hotshoe. RAW format. Full manual controls.
Against: None

Digital camera reviews edited from many varied sources.