Best Digital Cameras - Manual Focus Focus Type, 12 to * x Optical Zoom, 1 to 4 x Digital Zoom, Lens hood Included Accessories

'$999 Manufacturers are quick to claim their products are innovative and groundbreaking, but the Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 is the real deal.'

'most futuristic camera'

'The EX-F1 is capable of up to 1200 frames per second.'

'The DMC-FZ35 excels in manual controls and low-light video footage, and it offers near-perfect automatic settings, unique scene modes, and a slew of imaging options'

'In a surprisingly light (0.9-pound) frame, the 12-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 provides an 18x-optical-zoom Leica lens (27mm to 486mm) with good optical image stabilisation. '

'Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FZ35 is quite simply one of the best fixed-lens cameras out there for both stills and HD video. '

'FZ28 the ultimate, super-versatile automatic camera'

'Good range of manual controls. '

'a superb optical 3x zoom(equivalent to 35-105mm on a 35mm film camera) Lumix DC Vario lens, and bright 2.0-inch LCD.'

'a superb optical 3x zoom(equivalent to 35-105mm on a 35mm film camera) Lumix DC Vario lens, and bright 2.0-inch LCD.'

'Results at full telephoto are also quite good.'

'The DMC-FZ7 was one of my favorite ultra zoom cameras of 2006.'

'Venus Engine III in the FZ8 allows which maintains high resolution.'

'Surprisingly compact but still big enough to shoot comfortably with two hands, the FZ8 has all the controls on the right hand side, so one-handed operation is possible if needed'