Photos and image samples:Canon Powershot SD790 ISThe Canon PowerShot SD750 is one of the most popular cameras on CNET; how do you top it? Well, with a couple of the standard enhancements, for one: for the PowerShot SD790 IS, Canon adds image stabilization...

Great photo quality; interesting design.

Mixed performance; no optical zoom in movie mode.

For most people, the excellent photo quality of the Canon PowerShot SD790 IS will more than make up for any slight performance deficiencies or minor shortcomings.

Until the recent arrival of Creative's Vado, the biggest competitor for Pure Digital's Flip Video products in the minicamcorder, straight-to-Web video arena has been RCA's Small Wonder. While the video quality of the Small Wonder hasn't quite measured up

Improved low-light performance over its predecessor; flip-out LCD; ships with a removable 1GB memory card.

Design isn't as slick as its competitors; no rechargeable battery; video quality is still fairly mediocre; bundled software isn't Mac compatible.

RCA's Small Wonder Pocket EZ205 has some significant advantages over its competitors--but it has a lot more drawbacks.

Of all the budget minicamcorders released in 2008, RCA's Small Wonder Traveler EZ210 may be the oddest duck of the bunch. It has some things going for it: SD card support up to 8GB; a large, sharp 2.5-inch LCD display; and a "rugged" exterior that can pre...

Ruggedized exterior; large 2.5-inch LCD; includes a 2GB removable SD memory card; affordably priced.

Relatively bulky; some odd design choices; bundled software isn't Mac compatible; not water resistant.

The RCA Small Wonder Traveler EZ210 is an oddly designed minicamcorder--but anyone with poor eyesight and poor hand coordination will find its large LCD and operational buttons appealing.

Until the recent arrival of Creative's Vado, the biggest competitor for Pure Digital's Flip Video products in the mini camcorder, straight-to-Web video arena has been RCA's Small Wonder--which just happens to use technology licensed from Pure Digital. Whi...

Improved low-light performance over its predecessor; flip-out LCD; ships with a removable 1GB memory card.

Design isn't as slick as its competitors; no rechargeable battery; video quality is still fairly mediocre; bundled software isn't Mac compatible.

RCA's Small Wonder Pocket EZ205 has some significant advantages over its competitors--but it has a lot more drawbacks.

I admit to having mixed feelings about the Nikon Coolpix S600. On one hand, it's a very attractive-looking ultracompact capable of producing pretty 10-megapixel photos. But on the other, it's a tad slow and underfeatured with an occasionally annoying inte...

Compact and attractive; very nice outdoor photos; optical image stabilization; relatively wide-angle lens.

Annoying interface conventions; slow shot-to-shot performance.

A good, though not outstanding, compact camera, the Nikon Coolpix S600 is hindered by some shortcomings in its performance and operation.

Whether human or camera, it's always hard following in the footsteps of a popular sibling, and the near-universally well-liked Canon PowerShot SD850 IS is a harder act to follow than most. Rather than simply bump up the resolution and zoom range for the S...

Optical image stabilization; optical viewfinder; decent photos.

Poor shot-to-shot performance; small LCD; awkward design; no optical zoom in movie capture.

A solid compact snapshooter, the Canon PowerShot SD890 IS nevertheless disappoints when compared with its predecessors and line-mates.

Zoom lenses have become so ubiquitous in cameras these days that a lot of people take them for granted, despite the fact that they have no trouble using a one-time-use camera at a wedding or on an action-packed vacation. Ricoh is banking that there are en...

Solid construction; nice wide-angle lens; hot shoe.

No zoom lens; no built-in optical viewfinder; slow start up; clunky converter lens design.

The GR Digital II is a cute compact camera that might appeal to street photographers looking to step away from a rangefinder and into digital, but doesn't deliver the features, performance, or image quality it should given its steep price tag.

Photo gallery:Olympus SP-560 UZLast year, Olympus released the SP-550UZ, a 7-megapixel digital camera with an impressive 18x zoom lens. We loved its lens' long reach and wide angle, and appreciated its great body design. Unfortunately, the camera was plag...

Superlong, yet wide lens; manual exposure controls; good body design; supports wireless flash.

Softness and noise hurt picture quality; middling performance.

Olympus' 8-megapixel ultrazoom generally improves over the SP-550UZ, but suffers from many of the same problems.

Canon put substance over style when it designed the PowerShot A590 IS, and in doing so it made a great camera. While the clunky-looking 8-megapixel shooter looks bland when compared with colorful, ultraslim, style-minded cameras, its impressive insides he...

Great picture quality; fast shutter speed; broad manual feature set.

Chunky appearance; slow shot-to-shot time with the onboard flash enabled.

The Canon PowerShot A590 IS's manual exposure controls and surprisingly sharp pictures make it a great choice for almost anyone looking for a sub-$200 shooter.

Don't look for any great advances here: the Canon Vixia HV30 is a very minor upgrade from the admittedly top-notch HV20. It has a sleeker-looking black body, introduces 30p progressive mode, and supports the high-capacity BP-2L24H lithium ion battery, but...

Generally excellent video quality; solid feature set for its class; well designed

Tape housing feels a bit flimsy; fixed eye-level viewfinder needs a better eye cup; manual focus dial a bit loose

An extremely minor upgrade from the HV20, the Canon Vixia HV30 remains a quality HDV camcorder with a couple of performance issues.