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Canon PowerShot S80 review
A fun little camera that packs a wallop in terms of features, performance and photo quality. The S80's automatic-exposure modes and intelligent processing will impress casual photographers who want good images without much fuss Read more
7 November 2005 by Shams Tarek
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Canon PowerShot S5 IS review
The Canon PowerShot S5 IS is sturdy, fast and easy to use. With a 12x image stablised superzoom, it produces sharp, colourful images. The zoom even works when you switch to movie capture mode, making this camera a well-priced alternative to many dSLRs on the market Read more
10 October 2007 by Gavin Stoker
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Canon Digital IXUS 950 IS review
Canon's 8.3-megapixel Digital IXUS 950 IS sports almost everything you'd want in a point-and-shoot -- it's stylish, fast and it features the new Digic III image processor, which brings with it face detection and a higher top sensitivity of ISO 1,600 Read more
14 June 2007 by Philip Ryan
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Olympus u [mju:] 810 Digital review
The versatile, water-resistant 8-megapixel Olympus mju 810 Digital adapts to dim environments as readily as it braves damp ones. Thanks to a combination of high sensitivity (up to ISO 3,200), digital image stabilisation and Olympus's Bright Capture pixel-pooling technology, the mju 810 can take and display acceptable pictures in low light Read more
13 June 2006 by David D. Busch
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Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS review
The Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS does the thinking for you. Its wealth of features include 10 scene modes, plus Canon's Digic III technology, which handles face detection and noise reduction. The screen is a large 76mm (3 inches) and the menu items accessible, so you can keep a clear head while shooting Read more
17 October 2007 by Rich Trenholm
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Kodak EasyShare C875 review
Kodak succeeds in getting straight to the point with its EasyShare C875, the high-end member of the EasyShare C series of snapshot cameras. This solid 8-megapixel point-and-shoot doesn't have any outrageous gimmicks, but it produces good pictures and offers plenty of advanced controls Read more
12 October 2006 by Will Greenwald
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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS review
There's a lot of competition, but the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS certainly keeps up. It makes headway by keeping a compact size with a mighty 10x zoom lens. A full complement of manual and semimanual controls keep it in the running, and its superb photo quality pushes it towards the front of the pack Read more
2 November 2007 by Lori Grunin
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150 review
The Cyber-shot DSC-W150, Sony's latest 8-megapixel ultracompact digital camera, comes in a variety of fancy colours and is packed with fun-to-use features. You can choose from ten different shooting modes and it's very easy to edit or play back images on your camera while adding effects to them Read more
9 December 2008 by Joshua Goldman
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Pentax Optio V20 review
First came face detection; smile shutter mode followed shortly after and now the Pentax Optio V20 sports a 'blink detection' feature. This compact also boasts a generous 5x zoom lens to produce sharp images without distortion. With its large screen, this camera is a good budget option Read more
19 June 2008 by Mark Harris
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Pentax Optio Z10 review
It's not easy for a camera company to make a small, good-looking camera that takes nice pictures. With its sliding lens cover design, the Pentax Optio Z10 favours a long 7x optical zoom lens and nice image quality -- all excellent qualities for a pocketable compact camera Read more
9 January 2008 by Philip Ryan
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