Best Digital Cameras - 0.48 to 1 lb. Weight, 0 to 5 Megapixel Resolution, 4 to 8 x Optical Zoom

'Noticeable shutter delay.'

'No AF illuminator'

'Some annoyances include the lousy movie mode, lack of a file numbering system, and poor low light focusing. '

'the images were a little on the dark side and a little soft in some areas'

'Unfortunately, this camera's motion-picture features are particularly anemic: there's no microphone for recording audio, and resolution is limited to 320x240 pixels at 10fps or 30fps'

'flash coverage wasn't great, with significant edge falloff'

'The manual does seem short (in length) and it doesn't talk about accessories'

'Low light focusing performance was poor'

'regardless of whether the Z10 was badly bullied as a prototype, there's no excuse for a grown-up camera carrying a design joke this far.'

'Low light focusing performance was poor -- guess that Rapid AF sensor isn't so hot for those conditions.'

'Both the shutter release and the refresh rate on the LCD screen are disappointing - and, surprisingly, the extra megapixel doesn't seem to add any extra sharpness at all.'

'The downside of proprietary batteries like the BP-511 is the cost ($50) and the fact that you can't use standard batteries (as you can with AA-based cameras) if you're in a bind.'

'the 32MB CompactFlash card seems stingy ??? fortunately, there's support for Microdrives too.'

'In our more contrasty photos, the camera often completely blew out highlights, leaving blank areas.'

'the Kodak camera does not include rechargeable batteries or a charger.'

'The exposure value control is buried in the menus'

'confusing picture settings'

'Image quality from the C-720 was admirable, although the resolution wasn't top-notch: The camera tied for the lowest score on our vertical resolution test.'

'Writing an uncompressed TIFF file to the CF card will take roughly 35 seconds.'

'tricky to keep the camera in "manual focus/self-timer" mode simultaneously.'