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Little cameras, big screens

Lori Grunin Lori Grunin, Senior Editor December 8, 2008

Go ahead--take your best shot. Then force friends and family to squint painfully at your camera's tiny LCD in an attempt to admire it. Feeling stifled by small screens? Treat yourself to one of these digital cameras, all of which combine a slim silhouette with a big, bright LCD that's 3 inches or bigger.

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Nikon Coolpix S60 (red)
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Nikon Coolpix S60 (red)

Canon PowerShot SD750 (silver)
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Canon PowerShot SD750 (silver)

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 (silver)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 (silver)

Kodak EasyShare M1033 (Black)
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Kodak EasyShare M1033 (Black)

Canon PowerShot SD790 IS
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Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

Price $264.88 to $349.98 $159.99 to $248.99 $342.00 to $399.99 $139.98 to $179.94 $189.99 to $249.99 $234.95 to $329.99
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Review date November 10, 2008 April 04, 2007 August 18, 2008 September 15, 2008 July 08, 2008 December 08, 2008
The Bottom Line Fun features and chic styling make the Nikon Coolpix S60 a tasty choice for casual point-and-shoot use. However, if you need speed or snapshot perfection, this isn't your camera. The Canon PowerShot SD750 has an attractive design, large LCD, and excellent photo quality for an ultracompact. Part smart-looking snapshot camera, part 4GB portable digital photo album, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 will satisfy those who like showing off their pictures as much as they like taking them. Kodak's EasyShare M1033 is a better-than-average budget ultracompact. For most people, the excellent photo quality of the Canon PowerShot SD790 IS will more than make up for any slight performance deficiencies or minor shortcomings. An excellent touch-screen interface--at least for shooting photos--and decent feature set don't make the Samsung TL34HD's photo quality better than OK.
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Features
Lens aperture F/3.8-4.8
F/2.8-4.9
F/3.5-4.6
F/3.1-5.7
F/2.8-4.9
F/2.8-5.9
Equivalent 35mm focal length 33 - 165 mm
35 - 105 mm
35 - 140 mm
35 - 105 mm
35 - 105 mm
28 - 102 mm
Optical zoom 5 x
3 x
4 x
3 x
3 x
3.6 x
Light sensitivity ISO 200
ISO 3200 (5Mpix)
ISO 800
ISO 400
ISO 2000
ISO 1600
ISO 100
ISO 64
ISO auto (64-800)
ISO 200
ISO 800
ISO auto
ISO 400
ISO 80
ISO 1600
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 800
ISO auto
ISO 400
ISO 80
ISO 3200
ISO 1600
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 800
ISO auto (64-1600)
ISO 400
ISO 6400 (3Mpix)
ISO 3200
ISO 1600
ISO 100
ISO 64
ISO 200
ISO 800
ISO auto
ISO 400
ISO 80
ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
ISO 1600
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 800
ISO auto
ISO 400
ISO 80
ISO 1600
ISO 100
ISO 3200 (3Mpix)
Memory storage capacity Info unavailable 32 MB
4 GB
Info unavailable 32 MB
Info unavailable
Display (projector) technology TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
Video input type Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Flash memory form factor Info unavailable SD Memory Card
Integrated
Info unavailable SD Memory Card
Info unavailable
Digital zoom 4 x
4 x
2 x
5 x
4 x
5 x
Battery technology Info unavailable Lithium ion
Lithium ion
Info unavailable Lithium ion
Info unavailable
Weight 5.1 oz
4.6 oz
0.3 lbs
4.4 oz
5.5 oz
4.9 oz
Effective sensor resolution 10,000,000 pixels