Top 5 Point and Shoot Cameras 2010

With the holidays closing in on you, it is obvious that those memorable events are to occur as you spend time with your loved ones and family leaving behind work pressure. Now, to captivate these priceless moments what exactly you would need is a camera. Now, to keep it simple its better to go for a point and shoot camera if you are not that passionate about photography but nonetheless want to frame your moments. So, we here have done our homework on your be-half and are providing you with a list of five brilliant gadgets that will help you in coping with your photographic desires.

Why not take a look and see if you can take home one.

1. Samsung WB650

Features:

• 24mm Ultra Wide Angle Lens
• 15X Optical Zoom
• 12 Megapixels
• Built-in GPS and Geo-Tagging capability
• 3” inch AMOLED Display
• HD Movie recording with built-in HDMI

Technical Specifications:

• Image Sensor: 1/2.3? (1.10cm) CCD
• Focal Length Schneider Lens f = 3.9 ~ 58.5mm (35mm film equivalent: 24 ~ 360mm)
• TTL auto focus
• Range Normal: 80cm ~ ? (W), 200cm ~ ? (T) Macro: 3cm ~ 80cm (W)/100cm ~ 200cm (T) AutoMacro: 3cm ~ ? (W), 100cm ~ ? (T)
• Exposure Control: Program AE, Shutter AE, Aperture Priority AE or Manual Exposure AE Lock (TBD)
• Metering Multi, Spot, Centre Weighted, Face Detection AE
• Compensation: ±2EV (1/3EV steps)
• ISO: Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
• Internal Memory: 128MB
• SD/SDHC Memory Card Slot
• Video Out: AV: NTSC, PAL (user selectable) HDMI 1.4: NTSC, PAL (user selectable)
• Rechargeable battery: SLB-11A (1,100mAh) Adaptor: SAC-48, SCB34-U05
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 106.6 x 60.5 x 28.0mm
• Weight: 210.7gm

Price in India: MRP Rs. 17,990/-

2. Sony Cybershot TX9

Features:

• 3D Sweep Panorama
• Sweep Multi Angle
• Exmor R” CMOS Sensor
• Full HD movie recording
• Superior Auto mode
• 25mm wide angle
• Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens

Technical Specification:

• Effective Pixels: Approx. 12.2 Mega Pixels
• Processor: BIONZ
• Sensor Type: 1/2.3 Exmor R CMOS Sensor
• Optical Zoom: 4x
• Image Stabilizer: Optical SteadyShot
• Focal Length f = (35mm Conversion) 4.43 – 17.7mm (25 – 100mm)
• Auto Focus Range: iAuto (W: Approx. 1cm to Infinity, T: Approx. 5cm to Infinity)
• Shutter Speed: iAuto (2 – 1/1,600) / Program Auto (1 – 1/1,600)
• ISO Sensitivity: Auto / 125 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200
• Movie Recording Format: AVCHD / MPEG4
• Multi-use Terminal: AV / HDMI / USB / DC
• Storage Media: Memory Stick Duo/ Memory Stick PRO Duo (High Speed) / Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo / SD Memory Card / SDHC Memory Card
• LCD Screen: 3.5” inch (921K pixels), Xtra Fine TruBlack, Touch Screen
• Stamina (Battery Life) 230 shots / 115mins
• Lithium ION Battery
• Dimensions: 7.8 x 59.5 x 17.5mm
• Weight: 133gm

Price in India: MRP Rs. 21,990/-

3. Nikon Coolpix S220

Features & Specification:

• Ultra-slim (only 18mm) and Lightweight
• 10.0 Megapixels Digicam
• 3x Optical Zoom
• 2.5? LCD Display
• Electronic VR image stabilization
• Motion Detection for sharp, steady results
• High Sensitivity up to ISO 2000
• Scene Auto Selector
• Smart Portrait System – Face-priority AF, Smile Mode, Blink Proof and In-Camera Red-Eye Fix
• Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10 (up to 180 shots)
• Weight – 100gm

Price in India –  MRP Rs. 8,950/- free 4GB SD card and Pouch

4. Fujifilm A220

Features & Specification:

• 12.2 Megapixels & 3x Optical Zoom
• Scene Recognition Auto and Face Detection
• Anti-Blur
• Automatic scene recognition
• 10 MB Internal memory
• Expandable memory (SD card slot)
• High Sensitivity ISO1600
• 2.7-inch TFT colors LCD monitor
• Movie recording: 640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
• USB 2.0
• 2x AA type alkaline batteries
• Dimension: 93.0 x 60.0 x 21.9 mm
• Weight: 120gm

Price in India: MRP Rs. 7,499/-

5.  Olympus FE-4020

Features:

• 14 Megapixels
• 4X Optical Zoom
• 26mm Wide Angle Lens
• Double-Layered Crystal Shell Design
• Magic Filter effects

Technical Specification:

• CCD Size (inch): 1/2.33
• 18 MB Internal Memory
• SD/SDHC Memory Card Slot
• Recording file format: JPEG
• Aperture range: f2.6(W) – 5.9(T)
• Zoom [Optical / Digital (total)]: 4x / 4x (16x)
• Focusing System: CCD contrast detection
• AF mode: iESP, Spot, Face Detect, tracking
• Sensitivity: ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/AUTO
• Shutter speed (sec.): Auto: 1/2-1/2000(Candle Scene: Longest 4 Sec)
• White balance: Auto, 6 types
• Magic Filter: Pop, Pinhole, Fisheye, Sketch
• VGA Video Recording
• 2.7 inch TFT colour LCD monitor
• Flash functions: Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-in, OFF
• Selftimer: 2seconds, 12seconds
• LI-70B Battery
• Dimension (W x H x D): 95.0 x 56.2 x 22.8 mm
• Weight: 128 gm

Price in India: MRP Rs. 8,999/-