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cnet.com.au

Number of Reviews collected

in Digital Compact Cameras

434

Total

52454

Source country

AU

Australia

Language: English

Source rating scale

1
10

Average source rating

70

Highest rating

90

Lowest rating

50

Digital Compact Cameras

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

By Alexandra Savvides

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 review: Social photographers beware: the Sony Cyber-shot TX1 is out to get you.

Incredibly sleek, slim body • Party dock is a novel accessory • Good performance in low-light

No wide-angle lens • Images slightly soft at full magnification

August, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 90

70 reviews

Ricoh Caplio GR

Ricoh GR Digital III

By Alexandra Savvides

Ricoh GR Digital III review: Packed full of features, the Ricoh GR Digital III won't appeal to every photographer, but for those looking for a fixed focal-length camera and something to complement a digital SLR, it's a great companion piece.

Full manual control • Wide maximum aperture • RAW capture • Excellent macro mode

Slow performance compared to other cameras in its class • No HD movie mode

August, 2009

Rating

81

alaSCORE 91

297 reviews

Canon IXUS 120 IS / PowerShot SD940 IS / IXY 220 IS

We got our hands on the latest IXUS range from Canon, including its first touchscreen camera.

August, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 94

115 reviews

Fujifilm Finepix S1500

Fujifilm FinePix S1500

By Joshua Goldman

Fujifilm FinePix S1500 review: Even for a full-featured megazoom camera at a low price, the Fujifilm FinePix S1500 delivers average photo quality and mixed performance.

Nice design • Excellent feature set • Reasonably simple to use ;

Picture quality drops off above ISO 200 • Occasionally sluggish performance

August, 2009

Rating

68

alaSCORE 94

184 reviews

Samsung ST500

Samsung ST500

By Derek Fung

Samsung ST500 review: With a 1.5-inch self-portrait LCD screen on the front the ST500 is not for shrinking violets, but for just 50 clams more you can get the ST550 with a larger, clearer rear LCD touchscreen.

not sure

not sure

August, 2009

No rating

no alaScore

8 reviews

Ricoh CX2

Ricoh CX2

By Alexandra Savvides

Ricoh CX2 review: It's a bit frustrating when camera manufacturers suddenly decide to replace an already proficient camera in their line-up, and so we have a new version of the still-new CX1, the Ricoh CX2.

10.7x optical zoom • Dynamic range mode • Fast burst performance

No HD video • Fairly slow lens • Terrible noise issues

August, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 96

25 reviews

Samsung ST1000

Samsung ST1000

By Derek Fung

Samsung ST1000 review: Thin and slim, the ST1000 is the first camera to have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS geotagging. We're surprised that it doesn't come with Samsung's recently revealed dual LCD displays, though.

If we had just one word to describe the ST1000, it would be connected, as it comes with built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a GPS receiver for geotagging. With the ST1000's Wi-Fi connectivity users can upload photos and videos directly to Picasa, Facebook ...

Fitted with the same 12.2-megapixel sensor as seen on the ST500 and ST550, we harbour suspicions that the ST1000 may contain more pixels than its lens can reasonably resolve.

August, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 90

25 reviews

Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90 IS

By Alexandra Savvides

Canon PowerShot S90 IS review: Nostalgia seems to be the "it" thing in 2009, as camera manufacturers push for designs that hark back to the golden age of photography. The PowerShot S90 IS is a definite contender for ye olde camera of the year.

Fast lens (2.0) and sensitive sensor plus manual mode and raw image files

Video, but not a big deal

August, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 94

88 reviews

Canon IXUS 200 IS / PowerShot SD980 IS / IXY 930 IS

Canon IXUS 200 IS

By Alexandra Savvides

Canon IXUS 200 IS review: It's taken a while for Canon to jump on the touchscreen bandwagon, but they've finally taken the plunge with the IXUS 200 IS Touch.

Touchscreen is responsive • Nice interface • Good pictures with punchy colours

Poor performance compared to other compacts • Why does a touchscreen camera have a whole host of buttons? We're confused

August, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 94

151 reviews

Samsung ST550

Samsung ST550

By Alexandra Savvides

samsung st550 review: The ST550 has two LCD screens, one is a touchscreen and the other is positioned on the front of the camera to entertain you while you take your photos. We're not quite sure why, either.

looks great

Hopefully not HD Video

August, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 95

53 reviews

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