Best Digital Cameras - 1.6 to 2.36 in. LCD Screen Size, Party Photos

'As the frumpy big sister, the $149 Casio Z800 was an utter disaster.'

'the Kodak EasyShare C533 feels cheaply made, and its tiny LCD screen and crippled movie mode put the camera at a disadvantage'

'crippled movie mode.'

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'Image quality is average and on the noisy side.'

'Really a very poor performance'

'With a full second shutter lag and a flash-recycle time of 4.5 seconds, the DMC-LZ3 makes a poor choice for quick action shots.'

'Even shots taken at ISO 80 are so noisy that the compression algorithm creates large color-shifted areas, and edges become visibly jagged'

'a flash-recycle time of 4.5 seconds, the DMC-LZ3 makes a poor choice for quick action shots.'

'The flash was sometimes anemic unless the subject was relatively close to the camera.'

'provides an average 3x zoom'

'out-of-alignment optical viewfinder'

'Battery life is about average.'

'the images were a little on the dark side and a little soft in some areas'

'Unfortunately, this camera's motion-picture features are particularly anemic: there's no microphone for recording audio, and resolution is limited to 320x240 pixels at 10fps or 30fps'

'flash coverage wasn't great, with significant edge falloff'

'the daylight image had slightly washed-out color with low color saturation'

'Average snaps and movies.'