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'Digital accessories port and hotshoe.'

'Highly customisable.'

'The Olympus E-PL2 is a compact, versatile camera that should please just about anyone who loves taking great pictures without lugging around pounds of gear. '

'nice camera'

'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.'

'Despite its budget price-tag, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3 is a good-looking camera, with a distinctive pebble shape, rounded corners and an attractively glossy finish to the all-plastic body. '

'Despite a minimum focusing distance of 5cm the camera is capable of taking excellent macro pictures.'

'Our exterior daylight tests produced some remarkably strong shots for such a low-cost camera. '

'latest generation Venus Engine VI image processor'

'The attractive Olympus Pen E-P2 serves up unique in-camera controls, interchangeable lenses, and a compact design, but it costs significantly more than an entry-level DSLR. '

'the E-P2 is a great performer.'

'However, on its own merits the E-P2 is a great addition to the Micro Four Thirds camera collection. '

'Still, the overall shooting experience is probably good enough to deliver Olympus a nice-size niche among style-, but not budget-conscious, enthusiasts. '

'Compatible with Micro Four Thirds lenses.'

'the E-P1 looks quite good against Canon's latest.'

'The retro styling of the E-P1 will mostly appeal to photographers old enough to remember the original Pen series of cameras, but it's not so radical to put off younger enthusiasts.'

'fairly compact point-and-shoot camera'

'Comfortable design.'

'very good three-inch LCD monitor'

'The DP2 is more suited for traditional portraits and lower-light situations.'

'very beautiful camera'

'The Sigma DP2 Digital Camera is a high-end compact digital camera equipped with a 14 megapixel Foveon X3 direct image sensor.'

'I've come to think of the Sigma DP2 as the Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA of cameras: Beautiful in concept but complex, powerful and damn expensive—if you hit it everyday, it could well get the best of you. [ Sigma ] In Brief Send an email to Wilson Rothman, the author of this post, at [email protected] .'

'The camera is easy to hold, with a good-sized (though somewhat slippery) right hand grip.'

'I'm glad to say that the company has addressed this shortcoming with its new budget superzoom model, the 7.2-megapixel Lumix DMC-TZ3, our latest Editors' Choice winner.'

'The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 is an attractive SLR-shaped camera with 3.1 effective megapixels'

'The Panasonic TZ3 is a good option for someone looking for a compact ultrazoom camera, with quick performance and a nice feature set.'

'It seems like everybody has to offer their camera in at least one color, and Panasonic is no exception.'