Question on Digicams:

Are there compact digital cameras currently available that come with bigger sensors? Will these be able to produce pictures comparable to what dSLRs offer?

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Answer:

In the current market, there are only two point-and-shoots that employ dSLR-sized sensors. The Sigma DP1 and the DP2 are fixed focal length compact shooters which produces dSLR-quality shots. However, the performance (aspects not related to image quality) of these snappers are not the best so that's one factor for consideration.

If you can make do with a smaller sensor, power compacts such as the Canon PowerShot G10, Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3, Nikon Coolpix P6000 and Fujifilm's FinePix F200EXR produce decent shots that are better than most conventional point-and-shoots.