http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/ Engadget Comments for Engadget Labs: The best point-and-shoot camera for under $400 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/Its sold out everywhere too meh, i been reading for 3 full days reviews everywhere and every single website saying ZS3>ALL
Now if only i can get the freaking thing! it even shoot HD 1280X720p60 with optical zoom available for video recording too and focus
And its audio Capture quality is so good, its the perfect camera

Watch video sample here yourself "Click the HD button"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYeBnZ_Cym8]]>May 27th 2009 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/
Even if you do not care about video capture, still images beat canon latest cameras by a mile, ignore my comment and check image resources.com reviews (Check the picture samples yourself, they take pictures of the same things with every camera) ]]>May 27th 2009 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/
Thankfully, a lot of us are, and not all of us are looking for SLRs. Thanks, 'Gadge!]]>May 22nd 2009 5:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.imaging-resource.com. For a camera, most people need a "fast" camera (how many times have you missed the shot of your kid because of camera lag -- it's better now, but still important). I have the Panasonic DMC-FZ7 (older model now), but some of it's newer siblings are still, to me, the best value in a camera. Great zoom, good picture, price is in the sub-$400 range this article targeted....and the key thing: very little lag (from I.R. website, < 0.60 seconds for full autofocus....from a several year old model). Most image issues can be corrected after the fact in software.]]>May 20th 2009 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/
Any reason why the SD line is excluded?

pal :)]]>May 19th 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/I agree totally. I have had/used many of the other cameras listed here, but my SD1100 blows any of them away as a traditional point and shoot. I am curious as to why they are left out as I got mine for $150 w/ case and 4GB sd card. I have purchased 5 or so for myself and other people and they are the most durable and beautiful cameras out there. ]]>May 19th 2009 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/I have SD400 also, and it's performance in low light or any situation where flash doesn't go off is plain bad.
Besides that i love my SD400 and its older brother PowerShot S500.]]>May 19th 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/Completely agree. Canon SD series (Particularly the SD960IS and the SD 780IS) could also be found for less than $400. Both feature HD video and the former also has 4X wide angle zoom. I think they should have been picked for the 'review'

I stopped reading this the moment I saw the selection of cameras.]]>May 19th 2009 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 20th 2009 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/
http://thinkmoreinc.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/82-2/
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I suppose $125 is less than $400, but it surely doesn't encapsulate the best from the range at different price points. I'll second the call (or fifth, eighth) for inclusion of the Canon SD line and some of the Sonys.

Seriously, the Canon SD790 IS is decent, or the SX110IS, or the SX10 IS... I'd even throw in there the G9, which can be had for under the price limit since it's been replaced by the G10. Okay that may be cheating a bit, but despite a few flaws, it's one hell of a camera for those who know how to use it.

For those calling this review excellent, I'd suggest a little trip over to http://dpreview.com/ to see how REAL photogs test cameras (other sites are decent as well).

Fraggle]]>May 22nd 2009 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/
Canon is always a bit soft, unsaturated and low contrast, but just put vivid on in the filters and it'll do what all the other cameras do. The fully wide shots seem the wrong way around (I know they're not, but the Samsung can't handle those highlights at all).]]>May 19th 2009 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/Good review!!]]>May 19th 2009 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/In a cursory glance it seems they only sell the SL820 in the US.
It's curious because some countries has far fewer options than others and some have only what seems to be older models, strange stuff.
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Now I find the most important thing I want standardized in cameras is the connector. It's turns out Canon wins in this regard since they use mini USB in everything (AFAIK) while other cameras all have their own weird connector. I have a mini USB cable semi-permanently plugged into my Mac and I can use that one cable for three cameras, an audio recorder, portable HD, etc.]]>May 20th 2009 1:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/May 19th 2009 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/engadget-labs-the-best-point-and-shoot-camera-for-under-400/
Agreed!]]>May 19th 2009 1:56PM