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FujiFilm F40fd

Steve Klett — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:27:50 -0600

If you are all about achieving the highest possible image quality (even at the expense of other features), Fuji’s F40fd is the camera in this roundup for you.

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Olympus Stylus 780

Steve Klett — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:13:31 -0600

Olympus’s Stylus 780 packs a 7.1 megapixel sensor, a 5x optical zoom, a crisp 2.5-inch LCD, and face-detection technology into a weatherproof camera body that is slightly larger but more stylish than the Sony DSC-W80’s.

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Sony Cyber-shot DCS W80

Steve Klett — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:19:44 -0600

Sony’s 7.2 megapixel DSC-W80 boots quickly, and its 3x zoom lens focuses with minimal shutter delay. Plus, this cam includes a traditional, if tiny, optical viewfinder!

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Fujifilm FinePix V10

Steve Klett — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:11:23 -0500

Are digital cameras now headed in the direction of “smartphones”? gotta wonder when you hear about a point-and-shoot camera games—what’s next, a camera that makes phone calls?

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Kodak EasyShare V570

Steve Klett — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:30:09 -0500

Ever have that problem where you want to take a nice group picture of your friends, say at the Grand Canyon, and you just can’t get ‘em all in the frame? So you ask them to keep backing up a step and before you know it… oops!

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Konica Minolta Dimage X1

Steve Klett — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:38:46 -0600

The X1 makes it clear that Konica is well aware of our penchant to gravitate toward, hold, and purchase shiny objects. However, unless you care little about performance and getting the highest-quality images possible for your dollar, there are better options available.

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Nikon D50

Gordon Mah Ung — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:44:17 -0600

Nikon’s D50, the company’s latest foray into the sub-$1,000 digital-SLR category, outstrips most other budget bodies in its class and kicks much point-and-shoot ass.

Much of that capability comes from the D50’s lineage. The body feels and functions like a detuned D70, which was itself a breakthrough product. The D50 sports the same imaging sensor as the more expensive D70, and delivers terrific bang for the buck.

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Canon EOS 5D

Gordon Mah Ung — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:34:45 -0600

Look into the viewfinder of a consumer-grade digital SLR and you’ll notice a startling difference compared with a film camera and the same lens: Your view is cropped, in much the same way black bars crop a widescreen movie to fit an older TV.

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