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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Review Good low-light shooting without help from a flash is a rarely attained goal in the world of compact cameras. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 does it with three of the company's own components: A new sensor design, a high-end lens, and a fast image processor. The combination pays off for low-light...

Canon Digital Ixus 120 IS

Review A followup of sorts to the Ixus 100 IS, the Canon Digital Ixus 120 IS is another very small, very lightweight 12-megapixel camera. It drops its predecessor's optical viewfinder and in place gets a larger 2.7-inch LCD and 28mm-equivalent lens with a 4x optical zoom. Aside from a couple of minor...

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1

Review Sony's Cyber-shot T series cameras are well-known for their stylish design and slimness. But that doesn't mean these good-looking snappers just sit pretty. The latest addition to this family of shooters, the TX1, goes to show how powerful a petite camera can be. Although this point-and-shoot lacks...

Nikon Coolpix S570

Review The Nikon Coolpix S570 is a solid camera which looks simple and stylish. The shooter's 28mm wide-angle lens and 5x optical zoom help it stand out from the competition, besides a consistently good photo quality below ISO 400. A new specialty mode for portraits and its pedestrian shooting performance...

Pentax X70

Review As first efforts go, the Pentax X70 superzoom camera is strong, though it succumbs to problems seen throughout the category--namely slow performance and a noticeable decline in photo quality above ISO 200. The camera's 26mm-equivalent wide-angle lens with 24x optical zoom is certainly very flexible...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15

Review Depending on how you use your photos, you'll either be thrilled or disappointed with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15. For its affordable price, you get a nice-looking compact with plenty of automatic shooting options and a couple of noteworthy features such as the 29mm-equivalent wide-angle lens with...

Nikon Coolpix S1000pj

Review These days, it's hard to distinguish one point-and-shoot from another. Most of them tout similar features such as intelligent automatic shooting mode and sensor-shift/optical image stabilizer. So when Nikon announced the 12-megapixel Coolpix S1000pj, it was a breath of fresh air to the imaging...

Fujifilm FinePix S1500

Review Occasionally, a camera that is good becomes better when a low price is part of the overall package. Unfortunately that is not the case with the 10-megapixel Fujifilm FinePix S1500 which is merely a good megazoom compact, despite a street price of less than US$200. It does have a large feature set...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8

Review Looking at the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 you wouldn't think there's anything special about it. You'd think it's just another point-and-shoot. To some extent that's true, but it actually attempts to address a common complaint plaguing most cameras of that type: Slow performance. The FP8 starts up in...

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Review Canon seems to have an "if it ain't broke" attitude when it comes to its PowerShot SX series. The SX120 IS is the latest iteration of the company's 10x pocket megazoom and it is nearly identical to its predecessors, the SX110 IS and SX100 IS. The 10-megapixel SX120 IS uses Canon's Digic 4 image...