Best Digital Cameras - 600 to 800 $ Prices, 1 to 4 x Optical Zoom

'Ricoh are well known for delivering responsive cameras, and the GR II certainly continues in that tradition. '

'The Ricoh is specialised, then, but it does what it does exceptionally well.'

'unique and ambitious camera'

'The lightweight, compact Ricoh GR II is well designed, and its APS-C sensor allows for shallower depth-of-field than do the smaller sensors in competitors.'

'Top-notch high ISO performance'

'The supplied external flash worked well indoors, with no red-eye and adequate exposure. '

'Plenty of features for beginners to grow.'

'The 600D now sits at the top-end of the company's entry-level SLR range, taking all the bits that made the 60D good and shrinking them down a bit.'

'Simple, flexible, artistic.'

'This is a great step-up camera for anyone who feels shackled by automated settings as well as a great on-the-go camera for anyone accustomed to a DSLR. '

'brilliant camera'

'It has a host of new specifications and features that should make it a superior camera to its predecessor. '

'Advanced yet pocket-sized.'

'The level of detail you get out of the camera is impressive too.'

'very easy camera'

'the 550D will be more than able to rise to the occassion.'

'So Olympus is trying again to lure this lucrative audience to its Micro Four Thirds camp, this time with the more consumer-friendly designed and priced E-PL1. '

'And in the eyes of many consumers the E-PL1 will best its more expensive bigger brother due to the fact that, for the first time, Olympus has included a built-in, pop-up flash, activated by a thumb switch situated at the top left-hand edge of the camera back. '

'the E-PL1 feels sturdy and easy to tote around from bag to beach and back again.'

'Camera has a "retro" look and design, which is appealing.'

'the Pentax K-7 feels tight and solid.'

'The live view experience on the K-7 is quite nice.'

'the K-7 is much more comfortable to hold with average sized male hands, and doesn't seem anymore cramped.'

'very significant new digital SLR'