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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.'

'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.'

'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] .'

'Activate the Olympus E-420 and you're ready to shoot in an instant.'

'This camera succeeds the E-410 and carries with it the legacy of being extremely portable.'

'Some of the changes and enhancements seem to compensate for the white-balance and exposure problems we encountered with the older model, such as the new Shadow Adjustment Technology and improved white-balance algorithms.'

'the E-420 is ready to meet the challenge.'