Here’s the Panasonic Lumix LX3 Photo Gallery containing full-sized pictures taken by the camera. Be sure to check out the Panasonic Lumix LX3 review too.

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Panasonic announced four compact cameras today – merely updates to last year’s low-end models which probably won’t get any “oohs” and “aahhs” from the crowd but people who want a small, affordable camera might consider looking at these.

Panasonic Lumix FS6 and FS7
(Point-and-snap cameras)

• 8 effective megapixels (FS6)
  10 effective megapixels (FS7)
• 33 – 132 mm (f2.8 – f5.9) 4X optical zoom lens
• Optical image stabilization
• 2.5 inch LCD for FS6, 2.7 inch LCD for FS7
• No manual controls
• Intelligent Auto mode (camera picks a mode automatically) with face detection and Intelligent ISO
• WVGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
• Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Available in March for $160 (FS7)
• Comes in your choice of silver, black, pink, blue or green

Panasonic Lumix FS15
(Compact camera)

• 12 effective megapixels
• 29 – 145 mm (f3.3 – f5.9) 5X optical zoom lens
• Optical image stabilization
• 2.7 inch LCD
• No manual controls
• Intelligent Auto mode (camera picks a mode automatically) with face detection and Intelligent ISO
• Subject tracking and intelligent exposure
• WVGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
• Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Available in March for $200
• Comes in your choice of silver, black or blue

Panasonic Lumix LS85
(Budget camera)

• 8 effective megapixels
• 33 – 132 mm (f2.8 – f5.9) 4X optical zoom lens
• Optical image stabilization
• 2.5 inch LCD
• No manual controls
• Intelligent Auto mode (camera picks a mode automatically) with face detection and Intelligent ISO
• WVGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
• Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
• Uses 2 AA batteries
• Available in April for $120
• Comes in your choice of silver, black or pink

Canon announced their latest entry-level camera today – The new PowerShot A480 is 25% smaller than the old A470 it replaces and sports some new things other than design (Such as motion detection).

Canon PowerShot A480
(Compact entry-level camera)

• 10 effective megapixels
• 3.3X optical zoom lens
• 2.5 inch LCD
• No manual controls
• Motion and Face detection with a redeye removal tool
• VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
• Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
• Uses 2 AA batteries
• Availability and price unknown
• Comes in your choice of silver, black, blue or red

Here’s my review of the Stylus 1050SW aka mju 1050SW, Olympus’ latest heavy-duty compact camera – now with tap control. Along with the review, I’ve got the Olympus Stylus 1050SW photo gallery ready for you.

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Over here is the Olympus Stylus 1050SW Photo Gallery which contains full-sized pictures taken by the camera. Be sure to check out the Olympus Stylus 1050SW review for details and an opinion about this rugged, waterproof camera.

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Casio made an announcement of several compact cameras with some rather… unique features today. The high speed FC100 is the most interesting of the bunch and it doesn’t have a whole lot of megapixels either (at least compared to the 12 to 15 megapixel compacts we’ve been seeing lately)

Casio Exilim FC100
(Compact camera with high-speed shooting)

• 9 effective megapixels
• 37 – 185 mm (f3.6 – f4.5) 5X optical zoom lens
• Sensor shift image stabilization
• 2.7 inch LCD
• No manual controls
• 30 FPS burst mode at 6 megapixels: Slow motion, high-speed anti shake, high-speed best selection and night scene take advantage of this to take many photos in order to reduce blur/pick the best shot
• 720p HD 30 FPS movie mode with sound
• Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Available in March for $400

Casio Exilim FS10
(Ultra thin camera with high-speed shooting)

• The Exilim FS10’s feature set is a whole lot like the FC100 except in a different design and form factor. Here are the changes:
• 38 – 114 mm (f3.9 – f5.4) 3X optical zoom lens
• NO image stabilization =(
• 2.5 inch LCD
• Available in March for $350
• Comes in your choice of gray, white, red or blue

Casio Exilim Z270
(Compact point-and-shoot camera)

• 10 effective megapixels
• 28 – 112 mm (f2.6 – f5.9) 4X optical zoom lens
• Sensor shift image stabilization
• 2.7 inch LCD
• No manual controls
• Dynamic Photo feature allows you to superimpose/overlay one photo over another
• Makeup feature reduces skin wrinkles and blemishes
• 720p HD 24 FPS movie mode with sound
• Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Available in March for $230
• Comes in your choice of gray, black, pink or gold

Casio Exilim Z400
(Compact point-and-shoot camera)

• The Exilim Z400 is a whole lot like the Z270 except a few changes:
• 12 effective megapixels
• 28 – 112 mm (f2.6 – f5.8) 4X optical zoom lens
• 3.0 inch LCD
• Available in March for $300
• Comes in your choice of silver, gold, brown or pink

Casio Exilim S5
(Low cost ultra-compact)

• 10 effective megapixels
• 36 – 107 mm (f3.1 – f5.6) 3X optical zoom lens
• 2.7 inch LCD
• No manual controls
• WVGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
• Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Available in March for $180
• Comes in your choice of silver, black, gold, pink, blue or purple

Casio Exilim S12
(Low cost ultra-compact)

• 12 effective megapixels
• 36 – 108 mm (f2.8 – f5.3) 3X optical zoom lens
• 2.7 inch LCD
• No manual controls
• Dynamic Photo and Makeup features
• 720p HD 30 FPS movie mode with sound
• Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Available in March for $250
• Comes in your choice of silver, black, green or pink

Sony just announced a very interesting (but rather expensive) compact camera which is equipped with a huge touchscreen LCD and built-in WiFi connectivity. The built-in WiFi (there’s even a web browser in the camera!) allows you to upload photos and videos online to places like YouTube and Photobucket.

Sony Cyber-shot G3
(Large screen camera with WiFi)

• 10 effective megapixels
• 35 – 140 mm (f3.5 – f5.6) 4X optical zoom lens
• Optical image stabilization
• 3.5 inch touchscreen LCD
• No manual controls
• Intelligent scene recognition and dynamic range optimization features
• Built-in WiFi connectivity with a web browser!
• VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
• Takes Memory Stick Duo memory cards (4 GB internal memory)
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Available now for $500
• Comes in your choice of silver, black, blue or pink