which
tries to make a
face
stand out from the
background
but doesn't
$30 0 , with a 3-inch LCD; and the 8-meg
apixel
Fujifilm
Finepix
opt imize its
sharpness,
exposure, or color
balance.
F40fd,
$25
0, with
a
2.5-in
ch
LCD.
N
IKON
OLYM PUS
SAMSU
N G
SLR leader also offers
Groundbreaklng 't echnologies in niche markets. Budget FE
.
Up-and-comer In compacts and
innovative point-and
series compact s have
built-in
help guides and empha
size
simple
subcompacts. Has produ
ced some
very
shoots.
Coolpix
comp
acts
operation.
Olympusrecently
offered some
groundbreaking
inexpensive compact digital cameras. Its
and subcompacts are
technologies in both
point-and-shoot
lines and Evolt
SLRs.
High
pricier subcompact NV series includes a
divided into three series-
end $P
compacts have
featured ver
y
long zooms. Select Stylus
innovat ive
navigation
interface.
The
GX
a budget L, ste p-up S, and
subco
mpacts have
been water-resistant, waterproof, shockproof,
series of
SLRs
are essentially rebranded
high
-end
P.
Nikon has
and crushpro
of.
All
point-and-shoots
use the slightl
y more
Pentax
K-series
SLRs.
Samsung
offers
a
int
roduced
more of these
expensive
xD memory
cards.
Evolt
SLRs
were the first wit h
Iive
limited
selecti on of
lenses.
models with wireless
preview LCDs.
Olympus offers a
reasonable
range of
lenses.
features than any other
company.
Like
Canon's
SLR
lineup,
Nikon's
D ser ies
PANASON
IC
(LU
MIX)
SO
Y
offers cameras
for ever
y
SLR
user
and budget and a
Premium style, premium price. Sony offers innova
.On the move with image stabilization.
Ever y
Lum
ix,
wide range
of
lenses.
from th
e top
SLR-like FZ
series cameras
to the budget
tions at relatively high prices
.
Cyber-shot compact s
Nikon'
s
SLR bodies are
and subcompact s offer
distinctions
such as t
ouch
.
LZ and LS series, has opt ical
stabilization.
FX-series
typically less
expensive th
an
subcompacts
feature several modes
and auto features
;
screens and sleek bodi
es;
In
recent
tests
,
Sonys have
Canon's.
In August,
Nikon
beaten most brands in shutter
lag
and
next- shot
dela
high-end
LX
can capture
photos
in
16:9
'asped
mode,
introduced
two high
-end
while the
TZ-serie s compacts
sport superzooms.
two
comm on complaints.
All
Sony point-and-shoots
mod
els:
the $1,
800,
12
t.urnlx
camera
s
offer great value when th
ey
combine
.
use
proprietary
(and pri
cey)
Memory Stick storage.
optical image
stabilization
wlth
.lnnovattons
such as
mega pixel D300 with a
live
The Wand S series are budget
lines. High-end
H- and
preview LCD and th
e
intelligent ISO, which auto
matically raises
the camera
G-series compact s and premium N- and T-series
sub
sensor 's
sensitivity
when it detec ts mot
ion,
allow
ing
$5,000, 12-megapi xel
D3.
compacts tend to
be
pricier than other brands
.
A new
faster
shutter
speed.
Panasonic has
been among
comer to SLRs,
Sony
offers on
e
series, Alpha, with tw
.
th
e
more reli
abl e point-and-shootbrand s.
Panasonic
bodie
s
and a
reasonable
range of
lenses.
offers two L-series
SLR bodi
es
and some
lenses.
NOV
EMB ER 2007
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