• Best Ultracompact/Compact
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• Best dSLR
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• Best Prosumer Camera
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

The good: Excellent zoom control; shooting options largely tweakable; fold-out, tilting LCD.

The bad: Sony's proprietary connections and memory media format.

The bottom line: Plentiful features with all manner of adjustable options, entertaining gimmicks and rock-solid shooting make us like this camera a lot. If you could stick an SD card slot in there, it'd be one of the best superzooms we've seen. Sadly, it loses marks for the proprietary connections.

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Canon PowerShot G10

The good: Easily accessible settings on top deck; 28mm wide-angle lens; natural-looking colors in photographs; speedy performance.

The bad: Heavy and a tad bulky; no major improvements to feature set from G9.

The bottom line: The G10 is going to be tough competition for the Lumix and other pro-level point-and-shoots, but it boils down to the image quality which is subjective. The features have not changed much, though it should satisfy those looking for a compact shooter to complement their dSLR setup.

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Nikon Coolpix P6000

The good: Geotagging features are relatively easy to use; two user-defined modes; zippy performance; use of LAN port to transfer images intuitively; professional design.

The bad: Took several long tries to get a GPS lock; RAW image supported only by Nikon's ViewNX software; image quality is acceptable but not impressive for a shooter in this class.

The bottom line: The inclusion of GPS into the P6000 could possibly carve a niche for Nikon, but the shooter has a lot of potential to be a better camera.

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