With 5x zoom, manual exposure, AMOLED display and stereo HD video, is this Samsung's best compact yet?

The Sony Cyber-shot TX5 is a rugged, point and shoot camera that is touted as dustproof, waterproof, freezeproof and shockproof.  The TX5 features a 10.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor for improved low light performance and noise control.  Additionally, the TX5 features a 4x optical zoom lens with image stabilization and can capture 720p HD video. 

RCP-Technik has announced the 12-megapixel Rollei Compactline 350 digital compact camera with 28-140mm equivalent 5x optical zoom, HD video and YouTube Ready functionality. and comment »

The Cyber-shot DSC-W370 from Sony may very well represent the company's most powerful beginner-level point and shoot digital camera it has ever offered. With an MSRP of $229.99, that's no small feat. (Compare Prices) The W370 can shoot at resolutions up to 14 megapixels, and it includes an impressive 7X optical zoom lens. It can shoot in 720p HD video, and the W370 has a 3.0-inch LCD. In...

Casio couldn’t leave amazing enough alone: Not only does their newly-unveiled F1 shoot 6.1 megapixel images at a whopping 60 frames-per-second burst rate, it also shoots HD video — at up to, come on, my brain’s already melting — 1200 frames per second. !!! Fastest Digital Camera Ever: Casio EX FX1 – CES 2008 is a ...

Fujifilm has emphasized an ability to smoothly handle HD images and video with its FinePix S2550HD fixed lens digital camera. Look for the S2550HD camera to be available later in March at an MSRP of $249.95 in black only. The S2550HD (also called the S2500HD and S2600HD in some parts of the world) will shoot HD video at 720p. It also includes a mini HDMI port to easily pass your video and images t...

DPReview reviewed the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 digital camera on 09 March 2010 . They said: "While the G10 takes the mirrorless message to the masses, the more expensive G2 will look to win-over the mid-range crowd. It too can shoot 720p HD video but with the advantage of being able to record it in the more efficient AVCHD Lite format at either 60 or 50 frames per second (based on 30 or 25fps data c...

 Of all the currently available superzoom / bridge cameras, I think the new Fujifilm FinePix HS10 is the most interesting. It uses a 10-megapixel “BSI” backside-illuminated CMOS sensor for better low light image quality, it captures 1080i HD video, it has a 3-inch tilting LCD display and it’s got a huge, 30-times 24-720mm (equivalent) zoom

In part of our ongoing effort to highlight digital still cameras that threaten my career with HD video capabilities, Panasonic's recently announced Lumix G-2 and G-10 digital cameras both offer 720p HD video recording. The G-10 records in the Motion JPEG format while the G-2 records in the higher-quality  AVCHD-Lite format. Both offer  HDMI outputs, for viewing your videos on an HDT...

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