The 7.1-megapixel Nikon Coolpix S500 has a simple design and basic features with a few additional items of interest. Other S-series cameras have wavy designs, musical slide shows, and internal lenses. The S500, however, opts for a flat stainless steel ...

The S500's 3x lens is optically stabilized to reduce the amount of blur in pictures and keep video from shaking along with your hands. This is an upgrade from the Nikon S200, which had a sub-par digital image stabilization system. Video can be ...

The Casio Z1050 looks like almost every other point-and-shoot with its boxy measurements and extending 3x optical zoom lens. But the Z1050 has something most other slim cameras don't: 10.1 megapixels. This Exilim has purely Automatic modes, few Manual ...

The camera has a large LCD screen on a compact body, leaving almost no room for anything else. Thus there is no mode dial and the limited number of buttons are tiny. Because there is no mode dial, all Exposure modes are grouped in a menu. There are 36 ...

The Canon PowerShot A570 IS offers trendy technology at an affordable price. This camera has optical image stabilization and face detection technology, along with a full range of exposure modes that cater to both those who enjoy manual control and ...

Most point-and-shoots come with a standard 3x lens, but the Canon A570 comes with a longer 4x lens equipped with optical image stabilization. Few cameras in this price range currently offer image stabilization, with the exception of Panasonic Lumix ...

The 7.1-megapixel Canon PowerShot TX1, with an initial price of $499, is a hybrid digital camera with a high definition Movie mode. That means it can record 1280 x 720-pixel resolution videos at a smooth 30 frames per second. If you're viewing it on ...

This digital camera aims to be the ultimate bridge between cameras and camcorders. It has 640 x 480 and 320 x 240-pixel video resolution, which is standard on most digital cameras. However, it adds sharp-looking high definition 1280 x 720-pixel video ...

The sexy Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100 has automatic exposure modes and lots of cool features crammed into an ultra-slim metal body. The 0.88-inch thick digital camera has a sliding lens cover on its front and an enormous 3-inch LCD on its back. Optical ...

The Sony T100 has quality components but they come at a prime price. The $399 price tag is on the higher end of the going rate for ultra-slim digital cameras, but the T100 arguably has the best feature set. The 8.1-megapixel digital camera has a 5x ...

line of advanced point-and-shoots. The 10-megapixel P5000 has Automatic and Manual Exposure modes, and a hot shoe to accept Speedlight flash units. It has a $399.95 retail price

The P5000 comes with a 3.5x optical zoom lens and accepts Nikon conversion lenses. The flexibility is nice, but the amount of cash involved may not be worth it. The P5000 camera costs $399. Add $100 each for the flash unit, wide angle lens for close ...

If you're tired of the standard 3x optical zoom lens that comes on most digital cameras but aren't sure you want to invest thousands of dollars in an SLR and lenses, you may want to consider an ultra-zoom digital camera. The 8.1-megapixel Sony Cyber ...

The 15x optical zoom lens is designed so that its glass elements "float." These elements help to compensate for movement caused by shaking hands, ensuring blur-free pictures. Video is much smoother, too. The 15x lens comes with a hood to shade it ...

The Kodak EasyShare Z650 is an ultra-zoom digital camera with 6.1 megapixels and an SLR-like shape. This is less resolution than offered by most recent cameras and its 10x optical zoom lens is shorter than many current models, too. Still, the Z650 is ...

This camera is good for photographers who want to develop their skills and have outgrown the typical 3x zoom camera. You can start out using the 16 Scene modes or fully Automatic mode, experiment with a few more controls in the Program mode, manually ...

accepts both xD-Picture and SD memory cards

This digital camera has mainly Automatic modes. Its 16 Scene modes include an Underwater mode that tempts consumers to also purchase the $179 waterproof housing. While that mode is quite specialized, the Natural & With Flash mode is much more useful. ...

The Olympus Stylus 770SW is the Incredible Hulk of digital cameras. It can be dunked in water to depths of 33 feet, crushed by a weight up to 220 pounds, dropped from a height of up to 5 feet, and frozen to 14 degrees Fahrenheit. Sure, you can do that ...

The 7.1-megapixel 770SW has a basic feature set and an advanced sturdy housing. It has a 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.5-inch LCD screen with 230,000 pixels. While other similar cameras have 3x lenses and 7 megapixels, most include only half the LCD ...