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Model Selection
Digital cameras are categorized below by their overall quality and their size. Dozens of web-sites were researched to accurately determine the quality of each camera below. Look for the models which have the major features you need and pick the ones of highest quality. Those are the best ones for your needs.
Click on a size to matching digital camera models. Click on a camera model name to see detailed information about it, including specifications and reviews.
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 |  Excellent + |  | Canon Powershot G1 X |  14 Megapixels High ISO: ISO 6400 or more is available at full-resolution. Stabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera. Full 1080p HD Video: 1920 x 1080 resolution or more. Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V). Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera. Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more. Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds. Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached. Spot Metering Accepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory. Neocamera detailed review | 2012-01-09 |
| Excellent + |  | Fuji Finepix X100 |  12 Megapixels Electronic View FinderHigh ISO: ISO 6400 or more is available at full-resolution. Continuous Drive 720p HD Video: 1280 x 720 resolution or more but less than 1920 x 1080.Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.Spot Metering Depth-Of-Field Preview: Improve perception of DOF before shooting.Accepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory.Neocamera detailed review | 2011-02-08 |
|  Excellent |  | Fuji Finepix X10 | 12 MegapixelsStabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera. Level: Measures camera tilt and helps to keep the horizon level.Continuous DriveFull 1080p HD Video: 1920 x 1080 resolution or more.Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.Spot MeteringAccepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory.Neocamera detailed review | 2011-09-01 |
| Excellent |  | Nikon Coolpix P7700 | 12 MegapixelsStabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera.Level: Measures camera tilt and helps to keep the horizon level.Continuous DriveFull 1080p HD Video: 1920 x 1080 resolution or more.Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.Spot MeteringAccepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory.Neocamera detailed review | 2012-08-22 |
|  Unrated |  | Fuji X100S |  16 MegapixelsElectronic View FinderHigh ISO: ISO 6400 or more is available at full-resolution.Level: Measures camera tilt and helps to keep the horizon level.Continuous DriveFull 1080p HD Video: 1920 x 1080 resolution or more.Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.Spot MeteringDepth-Of-Field Preview: Improve perception of DOF before shooting.Accepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory. | 2013-01-07 |
| Unrated |  | Fuji X20 | 12 MegapixelsHigh ISO: ISO 6400 or more is available at full-resolution.Stabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera.Level: Measures camera tilt and helps to keep the horizon level.Continuous DriveFull 1080p HD Video: 1920 x 1080 resolution or more.Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.Spot MeteringAccepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory. | 2013-01-07 |
| Unrated |  | Olympus SP-610UZ | 14 Megapixels Ultra-Zoom: At least 10X optical zoom.Stabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera.720p HD Video: 1280 x 720 resolution or more but less than 1920 x 1080.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Spot Metering Runs on standard AA batteriesAccepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory. | 2011-01-05 |
| Unrated |  | Olympus SP-620UZ | 16 MegapixelsUltra-Zoom: At least 10X optical zoom.Stabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera.720p HD Video: 1280 x 720 resolution or more but less than 1920 x 1080.Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Spot MeteringAccepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory. | 2012-01-10 |
| Unrated |  | Olympus SP-810UZ | 14 MegapixelsUltra-Zoom: At least 10X optical zoom.Stabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera.720p HD Video: 1280 x 720 resolution or more but less than 1920 x 1080.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Spot MeteringAccepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory. | 2011-07-27 |
| Unrated |  | Pentax MX-1 | 12 MegapixelsHigh ISO: ISO 6400 or more is available at full-resolution.Stabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera.Level: Measures camera tilt and helps to keep the horizon level.Full 1080p HD Video: 1920 x 1080 resolution or more.Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.Spot MeteringAccepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory. | 2013-01-07 |
| Unrated |  | Sigma DP1 Merrill |  15 MegapixelsHigh ISO: ISO 6400 or more is available at full-resolution. VGA Video: 640 x 480 or more but less than 1280 x 720.Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.Spot MeteringAccepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory. | 2012-08-31 |
| Unrated |  | Sigma DP1s |  4 Megapixels Low-Quality Video: 320x240 resolution or less.Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.Spot Metering Accepts Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) and SD memory. | 2009-10-02 |
| Unrated |  | Sigma DP1x | 4 MegapixelsContinuous DriveLow-Quality Video: 320x240 resolution or less.Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.Spot MeteringAccepts Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) and SD memory. | 2010-02-20 |
| Unrated |  | Sigma DP2 Merrill | 15 MegapixelsHigh ISO: ISO 6400 or more is available at full-resolution.VGA Video: 640 x 480 or more but less than 1280 x 720.Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.Spot MeteringAccepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory. | 2012-06-29 |
| Unrated |  | Sigma DP2s | 4 MegapixelsContinuous DriveLow-Quality Video: 320x240 resolution or less.Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.Spot MeteringAccepts Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) and SD memory. | 2010-02-20 |
| Unrated |  | Sigma DP2x | 4 MegapixelsContinuous DriveLow-Quality Video: 320x240 resolution or less.Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.Spot MeteringAccepts Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) and SD memory. | 2011-02-08 |
| Unrated |  | Sony Cybershot DSC-RX1 |  24 MegapixelsElectronic View FinderHigh ISO: ISO 6400 or more is available at full-resolution.Level: Measures camera tilt and helps to keep the horizon level.Continuous DriveFull 1080p HD Video: 1920 x 1080 resolution or more.Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.Spot MeteringAccepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory. Accepts Memory Stick Duo memory. | 2012-09-12 |
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