Best compact digital cameras
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V
The feature-rich Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V has a great mix of speed and photo quality.
Price: $394.99 - $419.99 (check prices)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V (Black) 
Feature junkies in search of a compact megazoom should get the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V.
Price: $298.00 - $371.99 (check prices)
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Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS (Black)
If you're looking for a nice, simple ultracompact for use indoors and out, you'll want to strongly consider the Canon PowerShot Elph 300 HS.
Price: $149.99 - $229.99 (check prices)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 (Black)
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 is an excellent little camera that doesn't sacrifice features and performance for size.
Price: $248.00 - $254.60 (check prices)
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Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black)
The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS' wider, longer lens, a few much-needed design tweaks, and excellent photo quality add up to one pretty great compact megazoom.
Price: $275.00 - $367.99 (check prices)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9 (Black)
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9 is a lot of camera--with solid shooting performance and photo and movie quality--for the money.
Price: $168.00 - $199.95 (check prices)
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 (Black)
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20's 20x zoom lens might be the main attraction, but the camera is all-around excellent.
Price: $289.00 - $349.00 (check prices)
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 (Black)
Despite its shortcomings, notably its weak JPEG processing, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 delivers an excellent all-around shooting experience--fastest in its class, full featured, and capable of shooting some very nice photos.
Price: $349.00 - $369.00 (check prices)
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Canon PowerShot S95
Though we'd like it to perform better, dSLR shooters looking for a sidekick camera will find the Canon PowerShot S95's top-flight photos and a full manual feature set worth the tradeoff of its compact size.
Price: $369.95 - $409.00 (check prices)
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Canon PowerShot S100 (Black)
The Canon PowerShot S100 is a generally great little camera for advanced shooters who don't mind slowing down a bit from a dSLR.
Price: $364.99 - $429.99 (check prices)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V (Silver)
Sony continues to crank out nice compact cameras with long zoom lenses, and the Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V is no exception.
Price: $298.00 - $329.99 (check prices)
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Fujifilm FinePix X10
There's a lot to like about the Fujifilm FinePix X10, but advanced shooters may be frustrated by the trade-offs for the best photos, especially since it's more expensive than its competitors.
Price: $509.99 - $699.95 (check prices)
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Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS (Black)
The Canon PowerShot Elph 510 HS hits on design, features, and photo and video quality, but is slightly off target on shooting performance.
Price: $199.00 - $365.99 (check prices)
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Olympus XZ-1
Enjoyable to shoot and relatively fast, the Olympus XZ-1 only stumbles when it comes to photo quality, which is very good, but not uniformly excellent as one would expect from this class of camera.
Price: $399.00 - $863.99 (check prices)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7V (Blue)
There's very little not to like about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7V, as it solves common snapshot camera issues while still being relatively simple and fun to use.
Price: $228.00 - $307.99 (check prices)
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Fujifilm FinePix X100
If you have the bucks and you want the best photo quality possible, the Fujifilm FinePix X100 delivers. But definitely try before you buy to make sure the focusing systems won't make you crazy.
Price: $899.95 - $1,199.99 (check prices)
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