The Nikon Coolpix S7 is one of the cameras announced with a bunch of other Nikon ultra-compacts. The camera offers 7 megapixels, a large LCD and an internal zoom lens. With everyone coming up with a "me too" camera like this, how does the S7 perform ...

Stylish design ; Many scene modes and Best Shot mode ; Large LCD with good visibility and resolution ; Nice movie mode

Below average battery life ; So-called "VR" is actually electronic (not optical) ; Limited continuous shooting, so-so camera performance ; Plastic tripod mount, tiny buttons ; No manual controls, exposure info or histograms to be seen ; Image quality ...

The Nikon Coolpix S7 is yet another slim and stylish compact camera with a non-extending lens and big LCD. As with most other cameras of its class, it has no manual controls but is abundant with scene modes. Despite the fancy looking features, the S7 ...

Featuring a new processor, new lens and various other improvements, the Canon PowerShot SD800 IS Digital ELPH is a nice upgrade to the SD700 released earlier this year. How the SD800 stacks up against competition is another thing - so let's find out ...

Wide-angle, image stabilized lens ; Above average battery life ; Face detection AF that works ; Large high-resolution LCD with good visibility ; Unlimited continuous shooting at full resolution ; Great close-up mode ; Fast performance ; Impressive ...

No manual controls ; Redeye ; Edge sharpness and color fringing issues ; No live histogram; very limited exposure information ; No movie focus or optical zoom

The very compact Canon PowerShot SD800 IS Digital ELPH packs a lot into that casing with 7 megapixels, a wide-angle image stabilized zoom lens and many other nice features. The large 2.5 inch LCD on the back is high in resolution and has good ...

Canon's latest full-featured camera is here with the A630. The A630 along with the higher resolution A640 are updates to 2005's well received A610/A620. These two new cameras offer more resolution, a larger 2.5 inch LCD, higher sensitivities and the ...

Excellent value for money ; Long battery life with rechargeable batteries ; Good ergonomics; custom option on mode dial ; Large rotating LCD with good visibility ; Full manual controls ; Unlimited continuous shooting and great movie mode ; Fast ...

Low LCD resolution ; No live histogram and plastic tripod mount ; No movie focus or optical zoom, limited to 1 GB (about 8 minutes) per clip ; Larger memory card and rechargeable batteries not included

The Canon PowerShot A630 is a mid-sized camera which features 8 megapixels, a rotating 2.5 inch LCD and full manual controls. The A630 has great battery life, a nice grip with easy one hand operation, very good performance and even a custom option on ...

The Sony Cyber-shot N2 is essentially a 10 megapixel upgrade to last year's N1. It carries over the huge touchscreen, manual controls and everything, plus an improved high sensitivity mode. How fancy an upgrade is the N2? Find out now

3X lens, high resolution in a small body ; Powerful flash ; Above average battery life ; Large touchscreen LCD ; Fairly fast performance ; Manual controls ; Great movie mode ; Well implemented album system ; Fancy playback with the paint feature ; ...

Clunky touchscreen interface (More menus than usual) ; Limited aperture options; no custom white balance ; Very mediocre (Slow and limited) continuous shooting ; Redeye and some distortion; really noisy at ISO 1600

The Sony Cyber-shot N2 packs 10 megapixels and a huge touchscreen into its small casing. The rather powerful flash, manual controls and great movie mode also add the appeal of the N2 to the crowds. Despite offering more manual controls (over exposure) ...

Compact and affordable, the Coolpix S9 seems to be Nikon's solution for consumers wanting such a camera. It offers 6 megapixels with an internal lens in a stylish little case. Is this the affordable thin camera you've been waiting for?

3X internal zoom lens ; Stylish design ; Good LCD visibility and resolution ; Tolerable (Average) performance ; Nice movie mode ; Good image quality with low noise ; Affordably priced

Below average battery life ; Limited continuous shooting ; Plastic tripod mount, tiny buttons ; No manual controls ; No exposure info or histograms ; Redeye, corner softness and color fringing ; No movie optical zoom

The Nikon Coolpix S9 is a small, stylish and affordable camera. A 3X zoom lens is self-contained in the camera and the 2.5 inch LCD on the back offers good resolution and viewing. Unfortunately, that LCD previewing won't last long without a viewfinder ...

The Lumix FZ50 is Panasonic's latest top-of-the-line fixed lens camera. It still has the 12X stabilized lens from the FZ30 but now it adds 10 megapixels of resolution and all these:

SLR-like feel with optimal amount of external controls ; Nice 12x zoom lens with optical image stabilization ; Good battery life ; Rotating LCD with good visibility ; Powerful flash; there's a hotshoe too ; Full manual controls with an array of ...

Expensive (versus entry-level digital SLRs) ; Faster shutter speeds available only at smaller apertures ; Performance reduced thanks to higher resolution; no improvements using lower settings ; Smeary details at ISO 400 and above; ISO 3200 unusable ; ...

The Panasonic FZ50 is a high-end camera with a large stabilized zoom lens. It handles and feels like a digital SLR. To complement that experience, there's a powerful flash with a hotshoe, full manual controls and shooting modes, accessories, good ...

The Canon SD40 Digital ELPH is the latest addition to their candy bar-sized lineup of cameras. Despite being tiny, the SD40 packs Canon's latest DIGIC III processor with face detection and a 7 megapixel sensor behind its lens. Still, some things just ...

Tiny design available in four colors ; Remote control available for playback ; Good LCD visibility ; Face Detection autofocus that works quite effectively ; Unlimited, fast continuous shooting at full resolution ; Above average performance ; ...

Less than average zoom with a slow lens, no optical image stabilization either ; Battery life isn't superb ; Dock required for USB, A/V and battery charging (external charger costs $40) ; LCD on the small side in year 2006 ; Weak flash ; No manual ...

The Canon PowerShot SD40 Digital ELPH is a great camera at time when you don't want to lug that digital SLR around or even your mid-sized camera. It makes a good camera for those who want simple operation and a stylish camera.

I wouldn't consider the new Sony T50 to be an upgrade to the T30 but here it goes: The Cyber-shot T50 takes the T30, strips most of its buttons and replaces that large 3 inch LCD with a touchscreen unit. Other than that, it's basically the same camera ...

3x internal lens with optical image stabilization ; Strong flash at high ISO speeds ; Excellent battery life ; Large and visible LCD ; Nice close-up modes ; Very good movie mode with zoom ; Good image quality

Clunky touchscreen interface (More menus than usual) ; No manual controls ; Slow and limited continuous shooting ; Redeye and edge sharpness issues

The Sony Cyber-shot T50 is takes everything from the T30, throws away most of its buttons and puts in a touchscreen panel. Other things remain the same; 7 megapixels, internal lens with an image stabilizer, movie mode and LCD visibility.

The Cyber-shot T10 is Sony's "baby T50" with the only differences being design (this one's smaller), a 2.5 inch LCD (versus a 3 inch touchscreen on the T50) and lower battery life. And oh, the T10 is about $50 cheaper than the T50 as well. How does ...

3x internal lens with optical image stabilization ; Good battery life ; Large and visible LCD ; Nice close-up modes ; Very nice movie mode with zoom ; Good image quality

Weak flash ; No manual controls ; Slow and limited continuous shooting ; Redeye and edge sharpness issues

The Sony Cyber-shot T10 is very similar to the T30 reviewed here a few months back. They have 7 megapixels, the same lens and most features in common. The main differences here being a smaller LCD and lower battery life.

The Panasonic Lumix FX3 is Panasonic's low cost ultra-compact camera designed for those who want a tiny camera priced much lower than those $300 - $500 compacts nowadays. Is this 6 megapixel Lumix worth it or should you go for those more expensive ...

3X zoom lens with optical image stabilization ; Above average battery life ; Good LCD visibility ; Live histogram with exposure info (both in shooting and playback) ; Fast performance, including continuous shooting ; Nice movie mode ; Good image ...

Low LCD resolution ; No manual controls ; Redeye, corner softness and color fringing ; No movie focus or zoom, editing

The FX3 is an affordable ultra-compact camera with optical image stabilization, good battery life and nice and snappy performance. The LCD may be low in resolution but it makes up for that with good visibility and display of an array of info.