Best Digital Cameras & Digital SLR Cameras for Travel Photography

	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.
	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.
	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.
	Olympus Stylus 750 For: 7 mega pixels. Weatherproof. CCD shift image stabilization. 36-180mm (35mm equiv) zoom lens. Against: No manual controls. Poor in low light.
	Canon Powershot SD800 IS For: Optically stabilised 28-105mm (35mm equiv) zoom lens. 7 mega pixels. Fast operation. Digic III processor. Face detection. VGA movies upto 4 gb. Compact. Against: Limited manual controls. Some corner softness in images.

Best Travel Digital Cameras & Digital SLR cameras: ARCHIVE 2007

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1
For: Leica 35-350mm (35mm equiv) zoom lens with optical image stabilization. 5 mega pixels. Compact size for a super zoom camera. Widescreen movies. Fast operation.
Against: No manual controls. Noise at higher ISOs.

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.

Samsung NV7 OPS
For: Optically stabilised 38-270mm (35mm equiv) Schneider zoom lens. Small size. 7 mega pixels. Full manual controls. MPEG4 movies. Unique LCD navigation system.
Against: Excessive image noise.

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.

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

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