Best Digital Cameras - 3 to 7 in. LCD Screen Size, Under $1000, 1280 x 720 (30p) HD Recording Format

'The Canon PowerShot G3 X is a very competent fixed-lens compact, which will get you much better results than your average superzoom bridge camera. '

'impressive camera'

'The built-in flash worked well indoors, with no red-eye and good overall exposure, although there's noticeable vignetting at 24mm. '

'High-quality 24-600mm lens'

'Secondly, there's a handy sensor which automatically detects when the D-Lux (Typ 109) is held up to eye-level and even starts auto-focusing, with just the slightest delay until the display is ready. '