The bottom line:
The PowerShot S1 IS's stabilized 10X zoom is a deal maker for enthusiasts who like to handhold distance shots but don't want to make large prints.

The FZ10 has a very impressive
burst mode, thanks to the "Venus Engine" LSI that powers the camera. Detail and color both look good. ISO 400 is quite noisy. The FZ10 did
Detail and color b...

Kodak's EasyShare Z981 includes the company's face detection technology, capable of detecting up to five faces in a scene.

The TZ1's 0.34% barrel distortion at wide angle is very low among the cameras we've tested, and not noticeable in most images. Chromatic aberration is very low at wide angle, but chromatic aberrat...

The bottom line:
A 3-inch LCD, serviceable high-ISO photos, and some fun features take a backseat to the Fujifilm FinePix V10's merely average image quality and tiny controls.

The M2 does add some interesting features though. Every time a full resolution picture is taken, a small copy is saved within the internal memory album to make for easy emailing. The Sony M2 has n...

All-in-all the EasyShare package is pretty darn good for bundled software, especially if you've seen the stuff that some other companies give you. This is really slick when you're using the Kodak ...

The bottom line:
If you're willing to sacrifice image quality, this dSLR-style cam's good price, 10X zoom, and manual controls will probably appeal to you.

Images were properly exposed and the colors look good. The LCD's quality is excellent -- it's big, bright, and fluid. MPEGMovie HQX allows you to do it -- direct writing of HQ video until you run...

The addition of a Mode dial is very welcome, as it greatly simplifies camera operation and makes switching between Recording and Playback modes much faster and more intuitive. Color was quite good...