Compact cameras for advanced shooters

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	Canon PowerShot S90 reviewed Lori Grunin CNET.com Small and mighty compact cameras It's a common complaint: you want the photo quality of a dSLR, but find you're leaving the camera at home because it's so large. The compromise is a compact camera with a sensor larger than a typical point-and-shoot--sometimes even the same size as a consumer or midrange dSLR--and sufficient manual control over aperture and shutter speed to allow for a measure of the creativity to which you're accustomed. What you sacrifice is the speed of a dSLR's faster phase-detection autofocus and more often than not, the improved shooting experience delivered by a through-the-lens optical viewfinder. Read more  Canon PowerShot S90 review Canon PowerShot S90 Most popular cameras Canon PowerShot S90  Check prices Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR  Check prices Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (silver)  Check prices Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 (blue)  Check prices Canon EOS Rebel T1i (with 18-55mm IS lens)  Check prices What's new Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 Sanyo's dual-camera Xacti VPC-CG10 has the design and features to easily shoot both HD-quality movies and 10-megapixel photos, but slow performance and mediocre photos keep it from being a solid do-it-all device. Read more  Check prices More zoom, less space The average compact point-and-shoot camera has a 3x or 4x zoom lens in it. Anyone who's ever tried with one of these cameras to get in closer to a player on the field at a sporting event or snap off a shot of a bird without scaring it away knows that such a short range doesn't cut it. The obvious solution is to get something with a longer zoom, but that means a larger camera, too, that might no longer fit in your pocket. Or could it? Read more Dell UltraSharp U2410 The Dell UltraSharp U2410 is a feature-rich monitor that performs great while watching movies and playing games. Read more  Check prices Holiday Gift Guide: Camera accessories Don't know what to get the person who already has the perfect camera? The perfect accessory. At least one of these will fit your budget as well as the needs of the type of photographer you're shopping for. Read more Crave Photography can cause undue stress and madness CNET staff Here's a funny video clip by two photographers in Colombia, South America. Taking a jab at some of the gearheads who troll Digital Photography Review's forums, one of them portrayed a delirious photographer who is crazy about aligning his lens just because "the professionals on DPreview said so." He also spent two days looking for a dead pixel in his camera and has deleted his entire catalog of photos because of that. Read more CNET forum Confusion over digital camera megapixels Posted by V.K. Subramanian Most manufacturers display the number of megapixels that their cameras have. What exactly is this number? Is it the number of pixels per square unit? If so, what is this unit? In film cameras, the size on the film had a bearing on the quality of the final print, particularly enlargements and the larger formats were preferred by professionals who wanted to print large-sized pictures. Is there an equivalence in digital cameras and do manufacturers display this? Under what name is this displayed? How much of this is good?  Read more  Most popular mini camcorders 1. Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera (black) 2. Flip UltraHD (black) 3. Flip Video MinoHD (black) 4. Flip Video MinoHD (second generation, silver) 5. Flip Video Ultra (60 minutes, black) More digital-imaging resources  Editors' top cameras  Digital camera buying guide  Digital SLR buying guide  Digital camera videos  Digital cameras forum  Camcorder videos  Editors' top camcorders  Camcorder buying guide  Indecent Exposure podcast  Camcorders forum  Quick guide to HD camcorders Featured Listings   Logitech Illuminated Keyboard This keyboard features adjustable backlit keys that allow you to easily see your keyboard even in...   buy now Only $75.99    Merchant Rating ★★★★☆   Panasonic VIERA / 50" Class / Enjoy brilliant images with this plasma HDTV that features progressive scan, a 16:9 aspect ratio ...   buy now Only $879.99    Merchant Rating ★★★★☆   HP PAVILION A6700F AMD Phenom X4 9150e 1.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor 4GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive SuperMulti DVD Burner 15...   buy now Only $399.95    Merchant Rating ★★★☆☆
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