point-and-shoot camera

Olympus E-3

Posted 05/16/2008 at 8:13am | by Arthur Bleich

Olympus’s Four Thirds sensor limits your lens choices, but the E-3 takes excellent pictures.  The Olympus E-3 is a beefy, 10-megapixel, semipro DSLR aching to beat up on the competition. But at $1,700 for its magnesium-muscled body and another $900 for a top-of-the-line Supersonic Wave Drive (SWD) lens, it may be tough to take on contenders that offer as much (or more) for the money.

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Canon PowerShot G9

Posted 05/13/2008 at 5:20pm | by Stephan Somogyi

No need to lug a DSLR to every outing—the PowerShot G9 saves room in your beach bag for more sandwiches.  The PowerShot G9 is a “prosumer” camera, neither fish nor fowl in a world that otherwise clearly defines point-and-shoot versus full DSLR. But in not being clearly one or the other, the G9 winds up delivering many of the best characteristics of both. Its $500 list price is at the high end for point-and-shoots, and adding Canon’s optional lenses pushes it toward DSLR prices, but the price also foreshadows features with a high-end bent.

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Season's Greetings, Gettings & Givings

Posted 11/14/2007 at 11:20am | by The Mac|Life Staff

 No more frosted faces or smiles stuck on “how nice.” No more regifting, exchanging, or Goodwill-ing stuff that missed the mark. This holiday season, all that you want will soon be here: the gewgaws, the tchotchkes, the doodads, and the thing-a-ma-bobs. The bags, the boomboxes, camcorders, and flaming logs. The mice, the cans, and the bling. Oh, you know - just about everything. Forthwith: Mac|Life’s greatest guide for gifts. Ever. 

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PowerShot SD900

Posted 06/05/2007 at 3:22pm | by Anonymous

This 10-megapixel point-and-shoot camera is compact but compromised.

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PowerShot G7

Posted 04/28/2007 at 3:27pm | by Anonymous

It won't replace your SLR, but it's almost as capable and much more portable.

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Stylus 750

Posted 02/03/2007 at 2:58pm | by Anonymous

No-Fuss Point-and-Shoot Camera

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Photosmart R967

Posted 01/01/2007 at 2:28pm | by Anonymous

Feature-Filled but Still Ho-Hum Point-and-Shoot Camera

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Stylus 720 SW

Posted 11/01/2006 at 1:59pm | by Anonymous

Waterproof and Shockproof Point-and-Shoot Camera

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Photosmart R927

Posted 08/31/2006 at 9:00pm | by Anonymous

Affordable, Impressive Camera

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