There are so many digital cameras to choose from, it is hard to know which ones are the most user friendly and produce excellent digital photos. To help with your digital camera purchase, we have listed below some of the current top rated digital cameras (as of Nov 2006):
Canon Powershot A630 - 8MP
Compact camera, great variety of settings, lots of easy-to-use manual controls. 2.5-inch LCD, 4X optical zoom. Approx $265-$299
Canon Rebel XTi
Advanced 10MP D-SLR. Excellent image quality, lightweight. Inexpensive for an SLR of this caliber. Approx. $799
Nikon D80
Excellent camera 10.2MP with outstanding image quality. Includes a terrific 7.5X optical zoom lens kit. This is a great digital SLR. Approx. $949
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 - 6 MP superzoom
With 12X optical zoom and excellent image stabilization. Easy-to-use buttons and controls. Video lets you shoot 640-by-480 QuickTime Motion JPEGs. Great price for a superzoom at approx. $400.
Fuji Finepix E900 - 9MP compact digital camera
Creates big image files for large prints and uses AA batteries. Lets you save images as RAW files. Almost no shutter lag.
Canon Powershot S80 - 8MP
This popular camera is lightweight, has a 3.6x optical zoom lens and a 28mm (35mm equivalent) wide angle lens. 2.5-inch Wide viewing angle LCD screen. 1024 x 768 pixel XGA Movie Mode. Easy-to-use interface. Approx $400.
HP Photosmart R967 Digital Camera - 10MP ultra compact
High-resolution prints up to poster size. 30x total zoom (3x optical, 10x digital) 3" color image display (viewable outdoors). Anti-shake, in-camera red-eye removal, panorama preview, image enhancement, photo advice, bracketing, design gallery with slimming. Approx. $349.99
Kodak Easyshare-One Digital Camera - 6 MP
Get prints up to 20 × 30 in. 3.0 in. LCD high-resolution rotating display, store up to 1500 pictures with 256 MB of internal memory, Wi-Fi enabled |