The Olympus SP-310 has been favorably reviewed at Imaging Resource: ‘The Olympus SP-310 features a 7.1-megapixel CCD, 3x lens, and the availability of full manual exposure control in a pocket-friendly, compact size. (It does drop the external flash hot shoe sported by its “big brother,” the 8-megapixel Olympus SP-350. The 7.1-megapixel, 3x-zoom Olympus SP-310 is an excellent performer where it counts: printed image quality. It has a wealth of features in a surprisingly compact body; and though it’s not the most attractive design (in our eyes, anyway) you’ll start to like it right away when you shoot with it. Even at high ISO, its images were usable at larger print sizes than most competing models. For the traveler or hobbyist photographer looking for a small capable camera that has impressive output, the Olympus SP-310 is a clear Dave’s Pick.’

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The Canon Powershot A700 digital camera is well reviewed at NeoCamera: ‘The Canon Powershot A700 is a full-featured compact camera with a 6 megapixel sensor and an uncommon 6X optical zoom among cameras in its class. Becoming increasingly common among digital cameras, the A700 boasts ISO sensitivities up to 800 at its full 6 megapixel resolution. Other than the longer zoom, its feature set is similar to other Canon A-series cameras with full-manual controls including custom-white balance, manual focusing and image adjustment parameters. Other compact digital cameras offer a similar feature set, but these are the minority.
This camera, while not perfect, turns out to be an excellent one. It is suitable for general photography both as a point-and-shoot and for various creative photography subjects. Image quality and versatility of this camera is surprisingly good. Noise levels are low for a compact camera, however the Fuji Finepix E900 is currently the only compact camera that beats it.’

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The Sony Cybershot DSC-W50 is reviewed at Megapixel: ‘The Sony DSC-W50 belongs in that group of very compact cameras that are no bigger than a deck of cards. This particular model offers a 6-megapixel resolution, a Carl Zeiss 3X optical zoom, and a generous 2.5-inch monitor. One of the strengths of the DSC-W50 is its excellent metering. Using a system that evaluates a number of areas in the frame to arrive at an average, which is used to determine the shutter speed and aperture, the metering yields images that are usually flawless. With this camera, it is unavoidable that its movie mode be mentioned. At the highest resolution and best image quality, video clips are impressive not only for their image quality, but also for the clarity of the sound, which is uncommon.’

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The Canon EOS 30D digital SLR camera is well reviewed at Imaging Resource: ‘The Canon EOS 30D is the latest in Canon’s broad line of digital SLR models, but it is more evolutionary than revolutionary, keeping most of what was excellent about its predecessor, the EOS 20D. Canon says they listened to feedback from 20D customers and made modifications to make an even better 20D. The resulting Canon 30D still has the same 8 megapixel sensor, main processor, and basic body design of the 20D, but it’s been augmented with a larger screen, a more durable shutter, and a 3.5% spot metering mode, among other improvements. The camera performs well in every respect. Color is accurate, image noise very low, resolution excellent, and the camera is very responsive, both to the shutter button, and from shot to shot. The interface is well designed and straightforward; and for current EOS owners it couldn’t be more familiar.’

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