Olympus FE-220 - Digital camera - compact - 7.1 Mpix - optical zoom: 3x - supported memory: xD, xD Type H, xD Type M - blue Review

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(More customer reviews)I love these type of Olympus cameras: they hold lots of pics, have clear quality, easy to charge and good guide wheel on the camera to help you judge how to use the camera best. I've had it for over a year and have taken this camera to several countries around the world and have never been disappointed. By now, it is probably not even sold by Olympus I would gather but I plan to have it for several more years. Technically, the only complaint I have is taking a picture at night, within a room, at a distance beyond 20 ft with a flash. It is slim, nice to look at and can stored easily. I have two other Olympus cameras, FE-190s- that are the earlier generation of this camera and they were very durable and easy to use. One of the FE-190s is about 5 years old and have taken literally thousands of pictures and even took it to Iraq during a year long Deployment and it performed admirably and still being used today by a family member. It was priced very reasonable and I don't think anyone could go wrong with this camera for vacations, everyday use and so forth.

Nikon Coolpix S50 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical VibrationReduction Zoom (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)Nikon's two newest 3" LCD entries have a tough act to follow, the very popular S7c. The first of these two is the S50. Nice sized camera that easily fits a pocket or purse. But here's what really makes it stand out:
1) Good quality 3x optical periscoping lens with true VR. The periscoping feature means the lens zooms inside the camera body, not outside. This protects the lens from damage if dropped or accidently turned on while in a case (or restricted area like a purse or pocket). The VR is of the optical shift variety, which is far superior to the "anti-blur" modes that simply boost the ISO. But this camera can also go to ISO 1600, getting the best of both worlds;
2) Large 3 inch screen you can see reasonably well at poor angels (such as when holding the camera at low angles or above your head), and better than average outside (at least well enough to take your photographs);

Canon PowerShot A495 10.0 MP Digital Camera with 3.3x Optical Zoom and2.5-Inch LCD (Silver) Review

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(More customer reviews)I decided on the Canon A495 as I wanted an inexpensive camera to carry around in my purse for unexpected shots. This is a good camera for beginners - it's not DSLR quality but it's easy to learn and use; it's not my camera of choice for my shots that I want to look really professional, my Panasonic camera is for those...but for those of you who just want a good basic camera from a well-known camera company, this one should fit your needs well.
Are you trying to decide between the A495 and the next model lower, the A490? Here are the differences:
·The A495 has a Face Self-Timer feature. You can focus on a group of people, and before the camera takes the shot, run over and get into the picture yourself, with your face being detected, too. Of course, you would also need a tripod or a place to set the camera down.

Pentax *istDL 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera with DA 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 ALDigital SLR Lens Review

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(More customer reviews)I made the decision a few months ago that the time was right to buy a digital SLR. I considered a number of models. What sold me on this one was that I am able to use my very old, but very good, lenses. [...]
I had 4 Pentax ME Super bodies from the 1980's. My lenses also date from that time.
The manual was not very helpful in figuring this out. It does require a setting change and one can shoot in only manual focus mode with aperture priority. It's very much like shooting with the old ME's but with a 6.3 megapixel digital image as the result.