1. Fujifilm Z10fd - £129.99
This cute, very keenly priced seven megapixel (Mp) camera has face detection (fd): it recognises faces in the shot and focuses on them. It is also easy to use and takes great snaps.
www.argos.co.uk; 0870 600 1010
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2. Canon Ixus 860is - £299
The wide-angle 860is has 8.3 megapixels, 3.8x zoom, a 3in screen and intuitive navigation buttons. Plus image stabilisation, face detection – and it’s surprisingly easy to use.
www.canon.co.uk; 08705 145723
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3. Nikon P5100 - £216
Small but sophisticated, the P5100 has advanced manual modes for greater control. It has 12 megapixels, an optical viewfinder, a 2.5in screen and a light magnesium alloy body.
www.pixmania.co.uk; 08700 118117
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4. Pentax Optio S10 - £200
The 10-megapixel S10 has a few interesting modes: “half-length portrait”, which focuses on the top halves of people, and “natural skin tone”, which aims to make skin look smoother.
www.pentax.co.uk; 01753 792731
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5. Sony T200 - £218
Along with 8 megapixels, a huge 3.5-inch touchscreen display and a 5x zoom, Sony’s latest has “smile detection”: it can snap automatically when it spots a grin.
www.comet.co.uk; 08705 425 425
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6. Panasonic Lumix FX33 - £250
Panasonic’s optical stabilisation is especially great. The 8.1-megapixel FX33 has a wide-angle lens, and its automatic setup is good enough that all you need to do is point and shoot.
www.panasonic.co.uk; 08705 357 357
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7. Casio EX-Z8 - £129.99
The stylish black livery makes this camera look more expensive than it is. It has 8.1 megapixels and a video capture mode that adjusts resolution especially to fit with YouTube.
www.casio.co.uk; 020-8450 9131
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8. Olympus Mju 790SW - £199.89
Lots of cameras are weatherproof; few are waterproof. This model is safe underwater to a depth of 3 metres, and works in temperatures as low as -10C: perfect for either beach or snow.
www.comet.co.uk; 08705 425 425
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9. HP R937 - £229.99
At 3.6in, the 8-megapixel R937’s touchscreen is the widest LCD around. The slimming feature can squeeze images slightly to make you look 10lbs lighter.
www.argos.co.uk; 0870 600 1010
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10. Fujifilm F50fd - £167.25
A sophisticated compact with a large screen, a huge 12 megapixels of resolution, image stabilisation, and even a function to hide blemishes and wrinkles – what more could you want?
www.amazon.co.uk; 0800 279 6620
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26 November 2007, Chosen by David Phelan
