PCMag reviews the Canon PowerShot A550. Here’s an excerpt, “The PowerShot A550, Canon’s new compact point-and-shoot camera, is a solid machine. It performs nimbly and produces pleasing picture quality. Still, there are a few areas where this shooter stumbles. The LCD is a little small and the price is a little high, but most users will be pleased anyway. … Overall, for an inexpensive digital camera, the Canon PowerShot A550 is a solid choice, although the Kodak EasyShare C875 edges it out with an inventive ’smart’ auto mode and speedier performance. For real power and control in a compact camera, reach for the Canon PowerShot A630. ”

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Cameratown gives a summary of a first look at the Olympus E-510 Digital SLR by DCResource in its email newsletter :

“When Olympus announced that their compact E-400 digital SLR would not be sold in the US, the collective groan could’ve been heard in space. After all, we Americans want small D-SLRs too! Thankfully someone at Olympus was listening, and they brought the E-400’s replacement - the E-410 - to the rest of us. Not only is it a compact SLR - it’s also got a lot of cool tricks up its sleeve… The E-410 is the smallest digital SLR on the market. Yes, smaller than both the Nikon D40 and Canon Rebel XTi. The camera has a metal frame with a hard plastic shell, and it feels very solid in your hands. It doesn’t have much of a grip, so I highly recommend trying one out in person before you buy it, especially if you have large hands. Or, consider the E-510, which has a much more substantial grip…”