Top 10 cameras of September

The good: Solid build; large display; scene recognition with Face Detection 3.0; dual memory card slot.

The bad: Lacks scroll wheel; focusing can be a tad slow; aperture-/ shutter-priority mode not as intuitive as it should be; poor high ISO image quality.

The bottom line: The F60fd is a capable shooter but its less-than-desired image quality did not go down well with us.

The good: Good user interface; lots of options; impressive burst mode stamina.

The bad: Frustrating zoom rocker switch; cluttered controls; proprietary Memory Stick format.

The bottom line: Plain Jane styling and cluttered controls belie a wonderfully intuitive graphical user interface and some clever features. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W170 is a surprisingly adaptable camera that can be tweaked to take decent pictures in various environments.

The good: Attractive design; large, useful feature set; nice 3.5-inch LCD; fast performance.

The bad: Touchscreen not for everyone; soft images.

The bottom line: Part smart-looking snapshot camera, part 4GB portable digital photo album, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 will satisfy those who like showing off their pictures as much as they like taking them.