Nature Photography: Best Digital Cameras & Digital SLR Cameras

	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.
	Olympus Stylus 800 For: 8 megapixels. Weatherproof. Manual mode. 2.5" LCD. Good image quality. Against: No optical viewfinder. USB1.1.
	Fuji Finepix E900 For: 9 megapixels. Raw format. Manual controls. Good low light capability. Against: High jpeg compression.
	Olympus Camedia SP-350 For: 8 megapixels. Excellent image quality. Hotshoe for external flash. 2.5 LCD. Manual controls. Against: Slow shutter lag.
	Canon Powershot S80 For: 8 megapixels. 28 to 100mm (35mm equivalent) zoom. Manual controls. 2.5" LCD. XGA size movie mode. Excellent image quality. USB2. Against: No raw format.

ARCHIVES 2006

Fuji Finepix S9000
For: 9 megapixels. 28 to 300mm (35mm equivalent) zoom. Hotshoe. High image quality. Fast operation. Raw format.
Against: 1.8" LCD. No optical image stabilizer. Slow raw write speeds.

Panasonic Lumix FZ30
For: 8 megapixels. Large 35 to 420mm (35mm equivalent) Leica zoom. Manual controls. Optical image stabilizer. Raw format.
Against: Noisy images. USB1.1.

Olympus Evolt E-500 SLR
For: 7.5 megapixels. Excellent image quality. Dust reduction system. Raw format. Fast operation.
Against: Small viewfinder.

Canon EOS 350D SLR
For: 8 megapixels. Excellent image quality. Fast operation. Raw format. Manual controls. Small for a SLR.
Against: No major issues.

Nikon D50 SLR
For: 6 megapixels. High build quality. Manual controls Can take photos upto iso 1600 with minimal noise. Fast operation. Excellent image quality. Raw format.
Against: None.

Digital camera reviews edited from many varied sources.