| For some time now I've been looking for the best small | | | | 3.8x optical zoom, at a price of $624 |
| digital camera. I wanted a point and shoot, to carry | | | | Canon Powershot SD950IS, priced at $400, with a 12.1 |
| around when I don't have the Nikon D80 with me. I | | | | megapixel resolution and 3.7 optical zoom |
| wanted something small, with image stabilization, optical | | | | Canon Powershot SD 850 IS, at $300, with 4x zoom |
| zoom, plus very good shutter speed. | | | | and 8 megapixels |
| In the end, after all the research I've done I decided to | | | | Another digital camera that was suggested to me |
| go either with the Canon SD 870, 850 IS or the G9. | | | | was the Olympus SP-570UZ. After looking around for |
| They all take very good photos, crispy and light, with a | | | | a bit, I think it's a camera that can be carried easily |
| good IS. You can even zoom in and the images will still | | | | when you want to take a photo without carrying a |
| be sharp. If you take those photos at ISO 400, they will | | | | DSLR with you. The camera has a good sensor, very |
| end up with less noise or the same noise as a D80. | | | | good zoom, image stabilization and a large aperture. |
| The cameras I just mentioned are small and quite | | | | The price is also OK, at a price around $400 - 500. |
| good. The Canon 870IS is a small camera, which can | | | | This version is the third that was launched in this series. |
| fit easily in the pocket. The 850 was a present I made | | | | The storage of the Olympus SP-570UZ can be done |
| to some relatives of mine during the holidays and they | | | | on xD cards, which you need to buy separately. The |
| are extremely satisfied with the photos it takes. As for | | | | camera also ships with editing software, which is called |
| G9, it's a camera that can shoot videos as well, and it's | | | | Olympus Master 2. I especially like the 20x optical dual |
| one of my favorites so far. | | | | image zoom. The 10 megapixel resolution makes sure |
| The prices of the cameras I mentioned so far: | | | | that you can print photos at a 18 x 24 inch size. |
| Canon Powershot G9: $500, with an optical zoom of | | | | Some of the technologies that come with the camera |
| 6x and 12.1 megapixels | | | | are dual image stabilization, face detection, perfect |
| Canon Powershot SD870IS, that has 8 megapixels, a | | | | shot preview and shadow adjustment technology. |