'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.'
'If we take issue it's that image-writing times are quite sluggish - the camera freezing for 5 seconds while a 14-megapixel JPEG file is being committed to SD card for example.'
'Purple/blue fringing around subjects in high-contrast areas is common to megazooms, but the Z981 produces above average amounts of it.'
'Kodak's EasyShare Z981 includes the company's face detection technology, capable of detecting up to five faces in a scene.'
'Purple/blue fringing around subjects in high-contrast areas is common to megazooms, but the Z981 produces above average amounts of it.'
'the screen's resolution isn't very high, and it streaks when the camera is panned rapidly.'
'High ISO shots were especially bad.'
'The DiMAGE Z3's newly developed GT APO lens offers strikingly clear, high-contrast, high-resolution images thanks to Konica Minolta's G lens optical technology.'
'The Foveon technology enables the Polaroid x530 digital camera to produce superb 8" x 10" images - the largest print size that most consumers will print'
'For the chip's latest iteration, dubbed the F19, the company made substantial design and manufacturing changes intended to decrease noise and increase light sensitivity.'
'The considerable size and bulk of the PowerShot S1 make it a camera more suited for static, homebound situations.'
'Designed to resemble a scaled-down SLR camera, the Canon PowerShot S1 IS brings together a lot of advanced features--including the ability to captures video at up to 640-by-480 pixels and 30 frames-per-second with 22-KHz 16-bit sound--for its $499 price tag.'
'The G400 is a good compromise between a simple point-and-shoot camera and one designed for advanced use--especially if you already own gadgets that use Sony Memory Sticks.'
'Build quality is quite good'
'rechargeable lithium-ion battery'
'I was not impressed with the low light focusing ability of the G400.'