Best Standard Point and Shoot Digital Cameras - 1.7 to 2.5 in. LCD Screen Size, Lens Cap Included Accessories

'The SX20's video quality is very decent as well.'

'It's image quality is superb, the controls and menu are easy to use, and its video mode is almost good enough to make you leave your dedicated camcorder at home when you go on holidays.'

'bright and clear to use, but with 115k pixels looks much coarser than the S5 IS's screen.'

'I found the camera and controls nicely fit my medium-sized hand'

'I was able to take 16 shots before the card was full.'

'The camera is fairly light for its size.'

'The camera is responsive with reasonably fast focusing even at the longest extension.'

'intuitive menus'

'lightweight S8100fd comfortable'

'A Continuous Shooting Mode makes it easy to shoot moving subjects like pets and kids.'

'The great thing about the S8100fd is that you can see things without having to actually go there.'

'with the DSC-S85 will be familiar to anyone used to point-and-shoots.'

'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.'

'fully manual exposure mode and spot metering'

'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] .'

'a superb optical 3x zoom(equivalent to 35-105mm on a 35mm film camera) Lumix DC Vario lens, and bright 2.0-inch LCD.'

'Prosumer digital cameras are designed to appeal to photography enthusiasts and the Z812 IS lacks a custom/manual white balance mode – a feature lots of photography enthusiasts regard as essential.'

'The new video resolution is listed in the specs as 1024 x 720 pixels, and at 30fps this is an impressively high resolution for a still camera'