The MSRP for this excellent Sony compact camera is $299.99, but you can get it online for as low as $249.95 plus $5.49 shipping. There were no used cameras like this available through Amazon.com when we checked.

Manufacturer’s Description

The ultra-slim Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 digital camera features a 3.0-inch widescreen LCD touch-screen display, Optical SteadyShot image stabilization to compensate for camera shake, and Smile Shutter technology, which helps you capture a smile the moment it happens.

Cyber-shot DSC-T77 Highlights

10.1-megapixel Super HAD CCD image sensor
A powerful 10.1-megapixel, 1/2.3-inch Super HAD CCD image sensor helps you capture gorgeous images with superb contrast and clarity down to the finest detail. With 10.1 megapixels, you can create stunning, photo-quality prints up to A3 size, or crop your images and still come away with high-resolution shots.

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4x optical zoom lens
The newly-developed Carl Zeiss Vario- Tessar lens enables close-up shooting up to just 0.4-inch (1cm) from the subject (in Magnifying Glass Mode), while the optical 4x telescopic zoom offers superior visual acuity for a compact digital camera.

3.0-inch Clear Photo LCD Plus touch-screen display
Compose and review images on a 3.0-inch widescreen Clear Photo LCD Plus (230K) display, and use the touch screen to navigate menus, specify where you want the camera to focus, or zoom in on the pictures you’ve taken for a closer look at details.

BIONZ imaging processor
The BIONZ Imaging Processor delivers the high resolution and fast performance you expect from a Sony digital camera.

Ultra-slim design
The DSC-T77 packs a lot of performance into an ultra-slim design. Measuring less than 5/8-inch (15.0mm), the DSC-T77 is slim enough to slip into a pocket, so you can take it with you wherever you go.

Face Detection technology
Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to deliver accurate, natural skin tones with reduced red-eye for beautiful images of family and friends. Face Detection can even distinguish between children and adults, so you can prioritize the camera’s focus on children in the scene for clear images of their memorable moments.

Smile Shutter technology
The popular Smile Shutter technology automatically detects and captures a smiling face. Simply choose the Smiley Face feature and the camera will capture a smile the moment it happens. You can also select subject priority (Adult or Child Priority or touch subject on screen) and indicate the degree of Smile Detection Sensitivity to high (small smile), medium (laugh) or low (grin).

Double Anti-blur solution
The combination of Optical SteadyShot image stabilization and High ISO sensitivity helps compensate for shaky hands, minimizes blur and allows flash-free shooting to preserve the mood.

Optical SteadyShot image stabilization
Optical SteadyShot image stabilization uses a built-in gyro sensor to detect camera shake and automatically shifts the lens to help prevent blur without sacrificing image quality.

High Sensitivity ISO 3200
High ISO allows for faster shutter speed, so you can take pictures indoors or in low light without the need for a flash. In addition to High Sensitivity Mode (ISO), you can select up to eight ISO settings (Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200) when shooting in Program Auto Mode to adjust sensitivity to your shooting conditions.

Intelligent Scene Recognition
Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects eight different types of scenes and selects the appropriate camera settings: Backlight, Backlight Portrait, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Twilight using a Tripod, Portrait, Landscape and Macro. iSCN has two modes: Advanced and Auto. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the optimal settings. In Advance Mode, the camera takes a picture with the current settings and only if necessary takes a second picture with optimized setting.

Additional Features

• Dynamic Range Optimizer Standard and Plus
• Anti-blink Function
• Red-eye Correction
• Convenient Photo Modes
• MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode
• Semi-manual focus
• 9-Point Auto Focus
• Burst Mode
• Function Guide
• Easy Shooting Mode
• 16:9 High Resolution Mode
• 15MB internal memory

Shop online for Sony Cybershot DSC-T77, 10.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom with Shot Image Stabilization

A leading retailer of high-quality sigma lenses has just announced a pre-holiday sale. They are offering an additional 20% off the price of select Sigma lenses with the purchase of a qualifying digital SLR from Canon, Nikon or Pentax. The retailer is Amazon, who are also offering free shipping on orders over $25 (with some qualifications). Sale is a limited time offer that ends December 25, 2008.

We have made many purchases using the Amazon.com website, and have never been disappointed. You can also use a link from many Amazon web pages to shop online at other retailers, many of whom offer deeper discounts than Amazon itself.

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Nikon D90 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S VR DX Nikkor Zoom Lens

It is not often that you find a Nikon d90 on sale for much of a discount. This is one of the world’s finest and most desirable digital SLR cameras available today. When we shopped online recently, we found one used one in “like New” condition available for $700, and new cameras ranged in price from $1,10.00 to $1,299.99.

One new feature we really like is D-Movie Mode. It used to be that you had to carry a separate camcorder if you wanted to shoot serious stills with your Nikon digital SLR. Now, Nikon D90’s movie function lets you shoot in dazzling HD wide screen format at 24 frames per second. That’s the kind of photographic versatility we really appreciate. And given Nikon’s formidable reputation for durability, this camera will be able to take a lot more knocking about that your typical point and shoot camera with digital movie functions or even your higher resolution camcorder.

Technical Details

• 12.3-megapixel DX-format CMOS imaging sensor
• 5.8x AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens included
• D-Movie Mode; Cinematic 24fps HD with sound
• 3-inch super-density 920,000-dot color LCD monitor
• Capture images to SD or SDHC memory cards (not included)

The lens below has been designed for compatibility with the Nikon D90 and when we checked the price most recently it was on sale for better than $30 off the regular price. Shop for 28-300 mm lens for Nikon D90.

Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG Macro Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto Lens & Filters & 6 Year Warranty for Nikon AF-D

Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS 8.0MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

For Sale Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS 8.0MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

Product Features

Technical Details

• Color: Black
• Type: 1/2.5-inch Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
• Total pixels: Approximately 8.3 megapixels
• Effective pixels: Approximately 8.0 megapixels
• Focal length: 6.0 to 72.0mm (35mm film equivalent: 36 to 432mm)
• Aperture: f/2.7 to f/3.5
• Optical zoom: 12x
• Digital zoom: 4x (48x combined zoom)
• Focusing range: Normal: 1.6 feet to infinity (wide), 3.0 feet to infinity (tele); macro: 3.9 inches to 1.6 feet (wide); super macro: 0 to 3.9 inches (wide)
• Autofocus system: TTL
• Viewfinder: 0.33-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD electronic viewfinder
• Display: 2.5-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color vari-angle LCD with wide viewing angle
• LCD pixels: Approximately 207,000
• LCD coverage: 100 percent
• Shutter speed: 15 to 1/3,200 of a second (settable in Tv and M)
• ISO sensitivity: Auto, high ISO auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1,600 equivalent (standard output sensitivity, recommended exposure index)
• Light metering method: Evaluative, center-weighted average, spot
• Exposure control method: Program AE, shutter-speed-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, manual, AE lock available
• Exposure compensation: +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
• White balance control: Auto, preset (daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, fluorescent H), custom
• Built-in flash: Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, flash on, flash on with red-eye reduction, flash off, FE lock, safety FE available
• Flash range: Normal: 1.6 to 17 feet (wide), 3.0 to 13 feet (tele); macro: 1 foot to 1.6 feet (wide), when sensitivity is set to ISO auto
• Recycling time: 12 seconds or less
• Flash exposure compensation: +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
• Shooting modes: Auto, Creative, P, Av, Tv, M, C, portrait, landscape, sports, special scene (foliage, snow, beach, fireworks, aquarium, indoor, night scene, color accent, color swap), night snapshot, super macro, stitch assist, movie
• Self-timer: Activates shutter after approximately 2- to 10-second delay, custom
• Wireless control: N/A
• Continuous shooting : Roughly 1.5 fps; AF/LV: roughly 0.9 fps
• Storage media: SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard
• File format: Design rule for camera file system, DPOF v. 1.1
• JPEG compression mode: Still image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG); movie: AVI (image: motion JPEG, audio: WAV)
• Number of recording pixels: Still image: 640 x 480 (small), 1,600 x 1,200 (medium 3), 2,048 x 1,536 (medium 2), 2,592 x 1,944 (medium 1), 3,264 x 2,448 (large), 3,264 x 1,832 (widescreen); movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 320 x 240 (60 fps/30 fps) available up to 4 GB or 1 hour per clip
• Playback modes: Still image: single, magnification (2x to 10x), jump, auto rotate, rotate, resume, my colors, my category, histogram, index (9 thumbnails), sound memos, slide show, red-eye correction; movie: normal, special playback, editing, auto rotate, resume
• Erase modes: Still image: single image, select by date, select by category, select by folder, all images; movie: part of movie, all of movie
• Computer interface: USB 2.0 high speed (mini-B jack)
• Video out: NTSC/PAL
• Audio out: Stereo
• Other: Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY compact photo printers, PIXMA photo printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera’s USB 2.0 high-speed cable
• Power source: 4 AA-size alkaline batteries, 4 rechargeable AA-size NiMH batteries, AC adapter
• Shooting capacity: Still image: approximately 170 shots (AA alkaline batteries); approximately 450 shots (NiMH batteries)
• Playback time: Approximately 12 hours (AA); approximately 15 hours (NiMH)
• Item width: 4.60 inches
• Item height: 3.15 inches
• Item depth: 3.06 inches
• Item weight: 15.9 ounces
• Warranty: 1 year parts and labor
• In the box: PowerShot S5 IS, 4 AA-size alkaline batteries, SD memory card, lens cap, neck strap, Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM, USB cable, stereo video cable, user’s manual

Save $50 Instantly on Select Olympus Evolt Digital SLRs

The Olympus Evolt E420 and E520 digital single lens reflex cameras have received very good reviews from the photographic community. They have excellent, 10-megapixel resolution, along with Live View and a long list of other convenient and creative features that make it easy for even beginners to take perfect pictures quickly and easily. From now through December 25, 2008 a selected group of Olympus Evolt digital SLRs are available from one of America’s major camera sources for $50 off.  Prices also include an instant rebate from Olympus. Prices range from $365.46 to $539.99 depending on choice of lenses and other options. Total savings range from 17% off to 54% off.

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Canon PowerShot A590IS 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

Checking out online prices for the Canon PowerShot A590 we saw a range as low as $111.98 to a high of $133.99 plus shipping for a new digital camera. Free shipping may be available on select models from amazon.com.

Manufacturer Description

The PowerShot A590 IS will astound you with its power-packed performance and impressive value. It’s got 8 megapixels, a 4x optical zoom, an Optical Image Stabilizer, and a large 2.5-inch LCD. A range of shooting modes — from manual to automatic, including Canon’s new Easy Mode — make picture-taking carefree. A DIGIC III Image Processor with Enhanced Canon Face Detection assures natural-looking results, while Motion Detection Technology reduces blur. For added creativity, attach wide or telephoto converter lenses.

Canon PowerShot A590IS Highlights

8 megapixels with 4x optical zoom and optical image stabilizer With the PowerShot A590 IS, dramatic, personal pictures have never been easier to shoot and share. The 8.0-megapixel design lets you create impressive high resolution images of family and friends you’ll be proud display. The genuine Canon 4x zoom lens moves you in for powerful close-ups — like a bird in flight or a child’s winning goal — at the touch of a button. Plus, Canon’s highly sophisticated Optical Image Stabilizer keeps every shot absolutely steady even when you’re not.

2.5-inch LCD screen The camera’s 2.5-inch LCD screen gives you the big picture, whether you’re shooting, reviewing or showing off your images. This high-resolution screen offers a crisp, clear and bright picture. It also features Night Display for easy viewing in low light.

New Easy Mode simplifies operation Even if you’ve never picked up a camera before, with Canon’s new Easy Mode you can take inspiring, dramatic pictures that will impress everyone. Once you choose Easy Mode, the PowerShot A590 IS handles all the details automatically. It automatically sets every camera control including the flash to reduce blur and improve image quality. So you get pictures that are bright, clear and natural just by pushing a button. Best of all, you can relax and concentrate on what really counts — your subject.

Selectable shooting modes With 19 Shooting Modes including 7 Special Scene Modes, you’re ready for whatever shot comes your way.

DIGIC III Image Processor With DIGIC III, your images boast superior quality, the camera operates at top efficiency and battery life is enhanced. What’s more, DIGIC III enables Canon’s Face Detection Technology and Red-eye Correction to give you better, more true-to-life people shots. Simply press the Shutter Button halfway down, and the camera automatically pinpoints the faces in the scene and chooses the ideal focus point. The camera controls exposure settings and flash to keep every face looking bright and natural. Red-eye Correction can be handled in-camera, in two ways. The entirely new Red-eye Correction during shooting uses the Face Detection Technology to recognize and remove red-eye from flash images as they’re taken, before the file is written to the memory card. It’s also possible to correct red-eye during image playback, using simple settings in the A590 IS’s menu.

iSAPS Technology is an entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the fast DIGIC III Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance.

Face Detection Technology Canon’s powerful Face Detection Technology delivers even better results with the new A590 IS. The Face Detection Technology continues to recognize faces in a scene, and concentrate exposure (daylight or flash) and focus upon them. But the A590 IS adds more: Face Detection WB means the camera concentrates upon faces when calculating white balance for the best possible skin tones. Face Select and Track lets the A590 IS user highlight one face among several in a scene, and the camera concentrates on that person, even as they move around the scene. Face Detection Technology is a powerful contributing factor in Canon’s new Motion Detection Technology.

Red-eye Correction Red-eye Correction provides three options for removing red-eye from subjects in flash pictures.

• The new Red-eye Correction during shooting actually identifies and corrects red-eye in human subjects as pictures are taken.
• The A590 IS can be set to automatically detect and correct red-eye during image playback.
• The user can manually locate any red eyes in a scene during image playback on the LCD screen, and command the camera to remove them.

High ISO The PowerShot A590 IS features ISO 1600 and High ISO Auto settings that reduce the effects of camera shake and sharpen subjects in low-light situations, giving you greater shooting flexibility.

Motion Detection Technology automatically reduces blur Life doesn’t stand still for picture-taking. That’s why Canon included its advanced Motion Detection Technology in the PowerShot A590 IS. This sophisticated feature works in the background to instantly evaluate how fast your subject is moving. Then it automatically selects and sets the optimal exposure and ISO settings to keep everything looking sharp and clear. So whether you’re shooting a bride walking down the aisle, a ballet recital or even a child’s soccer game, you can relax and shoot with confidence knowing you’ve got the picture you intended.

Accepts Wide-Angle and Telephoto Converter Lenses To expand your creativity, the PowerShot A590 IS is compatible with shooting accessories such as wide and tele converter lenses, High-Power Flash designed for all of the PowerShot models.

When we checked online for the price various merchants are selling the Canon PowerShot A590 for, the cost range for a new camera ran from a high of $133.99 to a low of $111.98 ($105.99 + 5.99 shipping).

Panasonic DMC-L10 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-50mm f/3.8-5.6 Mega OIS Lens

Product Features

• 10.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints
• Kit includes Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-50mm f3.8-5.6 MEGA O.I.S. lens
• 2.5-inch Live View LCD with 270-degree rotation
• Supersonic Wave Filter system removes dust from sensor
• Face Detection focuses, sets autoexposure, and detects up to 15 human faces simultaneously

Technical Details

• Color: Black
• Camera type: Interchangeable lens digital SLR
• Effective pixels: 10.1 megapixels
• Total pixels: 11.8 megapixels
• Image sensor: CCD with 4:3 aspect ratio, primary color filter, and supersonic wave filter
• Optical image stabilizer: MEGA OIS
• Image sensor size: 17.3 x 13mm
• Extra optical zoom: Max 1.8x
• Digital zoom: 2x, 4x (live view only)
• Focal length: 14 to 50mm (35mm equivalent: 28 to 100mm)
• Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens: 15 elements in 11 groups (2 aspherical lenses, 2 ED lenses)
• Aperture type: 7 diaphragm blades/circular 1 pepure diaphragm
• Aperture range: f/3.8 (wide) to f/5.6 (tele)
• Focusing area: 3-point; auto/fixed point, left/fixed point, center/fixed point, right; contrast AF system: 9-point, multi-point, 3-point, 1-point, spot, face
• AF/AE lock: Yes
• AF assist lamp: Yes
• ISO sensitivity: Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1,600, intelligent ISO (live view mode)
• White balance: Auto, daylight, cloudy, shade, halogen, flash, white set 1, white set 2, color temperature setting
• Color temperature setting: 2,500 to 10,000K in 100K
• Exposure: Program AE, aperture priority AE, shutter priority AE, manual
• Exposure compensation : 1/3 EV step, +/- 2 EV
• Auto bracketing: 1/3 to 2 EV step + 2 EV, 3 frames
• Light metering system: TTL full aperture light metering by 49-zone multi-pattern sensing system (optical viewfinder) or 256-zone multi-pattern sensing system (live view mode)
• Light metering: Intelligent multiple, center-weighted, spot
• Scene modes: Baby 1, baby 2, pet, sunset, food
• Advanced scene modes: Portrait, scenery, macro, sports, night portrait
• Shutter speed: 1/4000 to 60 seconds
• Self-timer: 2 seconds, 10 seconds
• Color effect mode: Standard, dynamic, smooth
• Color mode: Standard, dynamic, nature, smooth, vibrant, nostalgic
• Recording format: JPEG (design rule for camera file system, based on Exif 2.21 standard), DOPOF corresponding, JPEG (design rule for camera file system, based on Exif 2.21 standard), DOPOF corresponding, color space: sRGB, Adobe RGB
• Image quality: RAW, RAW+fine, RAW+standard
• Motion image (QuickTime Motion JPEG): 3:2 aspect ratio, 16:9 aspect ratio
• Recording image size (4:3 aspect ratio): 3,648 x 2,736, 2,816 x 2,112, 2,048 x 1,536
• Recording image size (3:2 aspect ratio): 3,648 x 2,432, 2,816 x 1,880, 2,048 x 1,360
• Recording image size (16:9 aspect ratio): 3,648 x 2,056, 2,816 x 1,584, 1,920 x 1,080
• Burst shooting mode: Yes
• Protection: Single, multiple, cancel
• Erase: Single, multiple, all
• Flash modes: Auto, auto red-eye reduction, forced on, forced on with red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction, forced off
• X-sync speed: Less than 1/160 of a second
• Flash synchronization: 1st-curtain sync, 2nd-curtain sync
• Viewfinder: Optical
• Magnification: 0.92x
• Field of view: 95 percent
• LCD monitor: 2.5-inch diagonal polycrystalline TFT LCD with 207,000 pixels
• LCD field of view : 100 percent
• Playback mode: Single, 9-thumbnail display, 25-thumbnail display, calendar display, zoom (16x max), rotation, slide show, favorites, resize, trim, protection, aspect conversion DPOF print setting
• Recording media: SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard
• Interface: USB 2.0 high speed, NTSC/PAL video
• Software: Lumix Simple Viewer, Photo Fun Studio, QuickTime
• Direct print: Yes, PictBridge
• Power supply: Lithium battery pack, charger/AC adapter
• Battery life: Up to 450 images
• Item width: 5.3 inches
• Item height: 3.8 inches
• Item depth: 3.05 inches
• Item weight: 1.06 pounds
• Warranty: Information not available
• In the box: DMC-L10 camera, lens, battery pack, battery charger, AC adapter, lens cap, lens hood, lens rear cap, lens storage bag, eyepiece cap, body cap, USB cable, video cable, AC power cord, strap, software CD-ROM, magnifier eyecup, user’s manual

Sony Alpha A700 12.24MP Digital SLR Camera

Product Features

A unique combination of superb picture quality, quick response, creative shooting and sensational viewing make the Sony Alpha 700 DSLR a superior value for serious photo enthusiasts. Its newly designed Exmor CMOS image sensor captures 12.24-megapixel resolution with on-chip noise-canceling before and after A/D conversion. Advanced performance features include continuous shooting at 5 frames per second, an 11-point center dual cross AF system with f2.8 sensor for enhanced precision, and the Super SteadyShot in-camera image stabilization system that works to minimize blur with every lens you use. For sensational viewing, there’s a photo-quality 3.0-inch LCD screen and direct HDMI output to Sony Bravia HDTV and other compatible HDTV screens — and Sony puts all this together in a rugged magnesium-alloy body.
Alpha A700 Highlights

12.24-megapixel Exmor imaging sensor A newly designed APS-C size CMOS imager with on-chip noise-canceling before and after A/D conversion provides over 12 million pixels, drawing out the full image description power of the Alpha 700’s high-performance lenses and providing spectacular detail for making big prints. Advanced on-sensor A/D conversion yields rich tonal reproduction with high signal-to-noise ratio.

Professional lenses and accessories The Alpha 700 accepts a superb array of precision optics, including new Sony wide-aperture zoom lenses that perform brilliantly over a broad range of focal lengths, Sony “G” Series lenses with advanced motorized autofocusing, amazingly bright Carl Zeiss T* coated lenses, and over 16 million Minolta a-mount lenses sold worldwide — plus professional-quality flash units and system accessories to expand your creative horizons.

Super SteadyShot Image Stabilization Built-in technology moves the image sensor in response to camera shake, enabling every lens to benefit from automatic blur reduction — and provides an advantage of up to 4.0 shutter speed steps to sharpen images in lower light, for hand-held shots that would normally require a tripod.

Bionz Image Processor At the heart of the Alpha 700 DSLR camera is the advanced Sony Bionz Image Processor, using hardware-based Large Scale Integrated (LSI) circuitry that improves camera response time, screens out noise before RAW data conversion, handles Dynamic Range Optimization processing and prolongs battery life.

Dynamic Range Optimizer To recover details in dark or bright areas of the picture, the Alpha 700 provides multiple levels of Dynamic Range Optimization: Standard mode, to improve shadow detail using standard gamma curves; Advanced Auto mode, allowing you to select any of 5 DRO correction levels, or DRO Advanced Bracketing, that automatically takes three shots at different DRO levels with a single shutter press.

Continuous 5 frames-per-second advance at 12.24 megapixels The high-speed processing power of its Bionz engine, a quick-response coreless motor to drive the shutter, and dual mirror stoppers to prevent mirror bounce — they all enable the Alpha 700 to capture action more effectively at either 5 or 3 frames per second, even shooting at full 12.24-megapixel resolution. You can also shoot continuously to the limit of available memory in JPEG Fine and Standard modes.

Advanced pentaprism viewfinder With a bright focusing matte, an optical glass prism and glass lenses that prevent ghosts inside the finder, the Alpha 700’s viewfinder image makes it easier to see your subject, compose your shot and adjust focus manually.

Eye-Start autofocus system The Alpha 700 begins its precision autofocus adjustments the moment you bring your eye to the viewfinder — so you’ll be ready to catch the perfect moment.

11-point center dual cross AF sensor A newly-developed Sony AutoFocus system with a large f2.8 sensor improves your ability to frame the subject and capture moving subjects with greater focusing precision — and a focus drive clutch lets you switch seamlessly between auto and manual focusing by pressing a simple button.

Super-accurate exposure control A 40-segment honeycomb sensing system provides multi-pattern measuring for superior exposure control accuracy in a wide range of lighting conditions.

Simple camera control menus Even with all its high-tech features, the Alpha 700 is amazingly simple to operate — and a quick press of the Function (Fn) button switches the LCD display from standard menu information to a new Quick Navigation screen for camera setup via joystick and forward-back controls. The menus are easy and intuitive — and memory function lets you save and recall personalized camera settings.

Creative Custom Settings The Alpha 700 is designed to bring out your creativity with a wide range of auto preference settings, including four basic image styles (Standard, Vivid, Neutral and Adobe RGB) and three style-box memory settings for quick setup in special events like weddings and competitive sports.

Easy-to-use Exposure Mode dial The Alpha 700’s top-mounted dial gives you quick access to Program Auto, Aperture priority, Shutter-speed priority, Manual and full Auto exposure setting modes — as well as six scene selection modes that optimize camera focus, exposure, brightness, contrast and other settings for Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset and Night View/Portrait scenes.

Quick Setting Recall The “C” button allows you to make changes more quickly by calling up Creative Style settings, Exposure compensation, Flash compensation and many more operating modes and camera functions.

Stamina Power To give you confidence for long shooting sessions in the field, the Alpha 700 can take up to 650 shots on a fully-charged NP-FM500H InfoLithium battery — with indication in percentage of about how much battery power remains.

Built-in flash The Alpha 700’s flip-up flash covers a wide focal range, synchronizes at 1/250 seconds, supports red-eye reduction and slow flash features as well as manual flash mode to set flash intensity. A wireless flash signal is available for external flash synchronization.

Anti-Dust Technology Changing lenses in a DSLR can allow dust to enter the camera — so to help keep the CCD imager cleaner for better pictures, the Alpha 700 utilizes both static-free anti-dust coating on the CCD filter and anti-dust vibration that automatically shakes the CCD to dislodge dust each time the camera is shut off.

Rugged magnesium-alloy body The Alpha 700 is built to very high standards of durability and performance — so you can shoot on location in difficult conditions with confidence that your equipment can handle the challenge.

XtraFine 3.0-inch LCD screen with 921k Pixels With almost 1-megapixel performance, it’s like having a high-resolution photo viewer built into your camera — and the Alpha 700’s amazing photo-quality screen displays sharp, bright images even outdoors with a wide viewing angle so you can share photos more easily.

PhotoTV HD viewing with HDMI output The Alpha 700 provides direct HDMI output to your Bravia HDTV and other compatible HDTV screens, so you can view and share photos in breathtaking clarity and detail. You can choose between standard 3:2 and widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio — and with new Bravia HDTV models, photos are automatically optimized in sharpness, gradation and color reproduction for HD display.

Wireless remote control For shooting as well as viewing convenience, Sony supplies a multi-function wireless remote control with the Alpha 700 — allowing you to control HDTV photo viewing and trip the shutter by remote to put yourself in the picture.

Versatile recording formats Images can be captured in RAW, cRAW (optimized for fast action), RAW+JPEG and three JPEG modes (Extra Fine, Fine and Standard), for greater versatility in every digital photo application.

Powerful supplied software The Alpha 700 comes with a powerful RAW conversion and image management system and newly developed RAW software that gives you the power to handle large volumes of RAW data while taking full advantage of the sophisticated imaging capabilities of the Alpha 700.

Dual media options For image capture with optional media you may already own, the Alpha 700 has built-in slots for both CompactFlash Type I/II media and Memory Stick Duo media or high-capacity Memory Stick Pro Duo media.

Canon Rebel XS 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Buyers update: an excellent value package, the Canon Digital Rebel Xsi 12MP Digital SLR Camera (Black) kit with two lenses, with EF-S 18-55MM F/3.5-5.6 IS Lens & EF 75-300MM F/4-5.6 III USM Telephoto Zoom Lens and 4GB Deluxe Accessory Outfit was recently priced online, at $919.95, marked down from a regular price of $1,519.99.

Product Features

• 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor captures enough detail for poster-size, photo-quality prints
• Large 2.5-inch LCD display; includes Canon’s EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
• DIGIC III image processor provides fast, accurate image processing; Live View Function
• EOS Integrated Cleaning system and Canon-designed Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, plus Dust Delete Data Detection in included software
• Stores images on SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)

Technical Details

• Color: Black
• Type: Digital, single-lens reflex AF/AE camera with built-in flash
• Recording media: SD memory card, SDHC memory card
• Image sensor size: 22.2 x 14.8 mm
• Compatible lenses: Canon EF (including EF-S lenses); 35mm-equivalent focal length is approximately 1.6x the lens focal length
• Lens mount: Canon EF mount
• Image sensor: High-sensitivity, high-resolution, large single-plate CMOS sensor
• Effective pixels: Approximately 10.10 megapixels
• Total pixels: Approximately 10.5 megapixels
• Aspect ratio: 3:2
• Color filter system: RGB primary color filters
• Low-pass filter: Located in front of the image sensor; non-removable
• Dust deletion filter: Yes
• Recording format: Design rule for Camera File System 2.0
• Image type: JPEG, RAW (12-bit Canon original), RAW+JPEG
• File size: Large/fine: approximately 3.8 MB (3,888 x 2,592 pixels); large/normal: approximately 2.0 MB (3,888 x 2,592 pixels); medium/fine: approximately 2.3 MB (2,816 x 1,880 pixels); medium/normal: approximately 1.2 MB (2,816 x 1,880 pixels); small/fine: approximately 1.3 MB (1,936 x 1,288 pixels); small/normal: approximately 0.8 MB (1,936 x 1,288 pixels); RAW: approximately 9.8 MB (3,888 x 2,592 pixels)
• File numbering: Consecutive numbering, auto reset, manual reset
• RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording: Yes
• Color space: sRGB, Adobe RGB
• Picture style: Standard, portrait, landscape, neutral, faithful, monochrome, user-defined 1-3
• Auto white balance: Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, white fluorescent light, flash, custom
• Color temperature compensation: White balance correction: +/-9 stops in full-stop increments; white balance bracketing: +/-3 stops in full-stop increments; blue/amber direction or magenta/green direction possible
• Viewfinder type: Eye-level pentamirror
• Viewfinder coverage: Approximately 95 percent vertical/horizontal
• Magnification: Approximately 0.81x (-1m with 50mm lens at infinity)
• Eyepoint: Approximately 21mm (from eyepiece to lens center)
• Built-in dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +/-1.0m (dpt)
• Focusing screen: Fixed, precision matte
• Mirror: Quick-return half mirror (transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4L IS USM or shorter lenses)
• Viewfinder information: AF information (AF points, focus confirmation light), exposure information (shutter speed, aperture, AE lock, exposure level, ISO speed, exposure warning), flash information (flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation), monochrome shooting, white balance correction, maximum burst, SD memory card information
• Depth-of-field preview: Yes, via depth-of-field preview button
• Autofocus type: TTL secondary image registration, phase detection
• AF points: 7 AF points
• Metering range: EV 0.5 to 18
• Focusing modes: One-shot AF, AI servo AF, AI focus AF, manual focusing (MF)
• AF-assist beam: Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash
• Metering modes: Evaluative metering, partial metering, center-weighted average metering
• Exposure control: Program AE (full auto, portrait, landscape, close-up, sports, night portrait, flash off, program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, depth-of-field AE, manual exposure, E-TTL II autoflash
• ISO speed: Basic Zone modes: ISO 100 to 800, set automatically; Creative Zone modes: ISO 100 to 1,600 (in one-stop increments)
• Exposure compensation: Manual: +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be combined with AEB); AEB: +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
• AE lock: Automatic: When focus achieved with evaluative metering and one-shot AF; use-set: by AE lock button
• Shutter type: Electronically controlled, focal-plane shutter
• Shutter speeds: 1/4,000 second to 30 seconds, bulb, X-sync at 1/200 seconds (total shutter speed range; available range varies by shooting mode)
• Shutter release: Soft-touch electromagnetic release
• Self-timer: 10-second or 2-second delay, or 10-second delay plus continuous shooting
• Remote control: Remote switch RS-60E3
• Flash type: Retractable, auto popup
• Flash metering: E-TTL II autoflash
• Guide number: 13/43 (ISO 100, in meters/feet)
• Recycling time: Approximately 3 seconds
• Flash-ready indicator: Flash-ready icon lights in viewfinder
• Flash coverage: 17 mm lens angle of view
• FE lock: Yes
• Flash exposure compensation: Up to +/-2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
• Compatible flash: EX-series Speedlites
• Continuous shooting speed: Approximately 3 shots per second (single shots possible)
• Maximum burst: JPEG (large/fine): approximately 514 (until memory card becomes full); RAW: approximately 5; RAW+JPEG (large/fine): approximately 4
• LiveView shooting modes: LiveView shooting; remote LiveView shooting (with a personal computer installed with EOS utility)
• Focusing: Manual, autofocus (quick mode, live mode)
• Grid display: Yes
• Exposure simulation: Displayed in real time
• LCD monitor type: TFT color liquid-crystal display
• Monitor size: 2.5 inches
• Dots: Approximately 230,000
• Coverage: Approximately 100 percent (170-degree viewing angle)
• Brightness adjustment: 7 levels provided
• Interface languages: 20
• Direct printing: Yes, via PictBridge-compatible printers
• Printable images: JPEG image compliant to Design rule for Camera File System
• Easy Print feature: Yes
• DPOF: Version 1.1 compatible
• Direct image transfer: Yes, with JPEG and RAW images
• Interface: USB 2.0 high speed, video out (NTSC/PAL selectable)
• Battery: LP-E5 battery pack (AC power is available with optional ACK-E5 AC adapter kit)
• Battery check: Auto
• Date/time battery: Built-in secondary battery
• Item width: 4.96 inches
• Item height: 3.8 inches
• Item depth: 2.4 inches
• Weight: 15.9 ounces
• Warranty: 1 year
• In the box: Rebel XS body, EF-S 18 to 55mm lens (1:3.5 to 5.6 IS lens), eyecup, wide strap, video cable, USB interface cable, battery pack, battery charger, EOS Digital Solution disc and instructional manuals, “Great Photography is Easy” booklet, “Do More with Macro” booklet

Refurbished Canon Rebel XSI

The monitor is a 2.5-inch TFT color LCD display with 115,000 pixels.

You can shoot in RAW or JPG, as well as QuickTime movies.

The camera uses four AA batteries, which makes it much more convenient than special battery packs that are very expensive.

Shutter speed range is 15 to 1/1000 second. During bulb: maximum 8 minutes. Aperture range is F2.8 to F8.0.

There is a scene menu with a good variety of modes: portrait, landscape, portrait+landscape, sport, night scene, night+portrait, indoor, candle, self portrait, available light, sunset, fireworks, museum, cuisine, behind glass, documents, auction, shoot & select 1, shoot & select 2, beach and snow. We have used the cuisine mode quite a bit, and it does make food pictures look great.

The Olympus Sp-510UZ digital camera is fairly inexpensive and easy to use, right out of the box with pretty much minimal reading of the instruction manual. The controls are quite intuitive.

We really like the ability to switch between a small viewfinder and the LCD display, especially when the sun is right at your back, the LCD can sometimes be very hard to see.

Rating: 4 stars.

Recent buy it now price on eBay.com for a used model with 1gb XD Picture Card: $135.00