Digital Cameras

Cameras reviewed by this comprehensive website are put through exhaustive testing, and the results are very well documented. Sample photos are posted, so readers can see the results for themselves. Cameras… are not directly compared, nor are objective ratings given, but site publisher Dave Etchells maintains a list of highly recommended cameras, organized by category. Etchells makes camera recommendations for enthusiasts, beginners, professionals, students and others, as well as cameras for those on a budget, those looking for an ideal travel camera and much more.

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Site founder Phil Askey, reviews editor Simon Joinson and a stable of technical writers keep readers updated with in-depth reviews of new digital cameras as they are released. The reviews are comprehensive… and illustrated with plenty of photos, plus they're written to appeal to both the beginner and the seasoned pro. Top performers earn a rare Highly Recommended rating. Several cameras that score nearly as well can be found one notch below in the site's listing of Recommended cameras.

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This British website is a great source for digital camera reviews, news and more. Though the individual camera reports are not as detailed as some, the write-ups are easy to read and are accompanied by test… shots. Comparisons to other cameras are only rarely made, but the reviewers are clear about which cameras they like -- and which ones they don't. However, navigation can be a nuisance and there's no ranking page or listing of top cameras.

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DigitalCameraInfo.com is an offshoot of the highly regarded CamcorderInfo.com. The site's editors give digital cameras the same in-depth analysis as they do camcorders. Full reviews are very detailed and… include a numerical rating that can be compared to other cameras. In addition, most of the reviews include direct comparisons to competing cameras. The reviews are unapologetically critical -- few cameras escape unscathed -- but reviews are not as easily digestible as those on some other websites.

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Consumer Reports does a thorough job of reporting on digital cameras, evaluating various models with criteria that are both appropriate and well explained. However, the report itself is boiled down to the… basics, without the details or test photos that accompany reviews on enthusiast sites such as The Imaging Resource, DCResource.com and others. Results are summarized in a ratings table supplemented with a few basic notes.

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This Australian magazine is roughly comparable to Consumer Reports. Ratings are given for image quality in the automatic and manual modes, ease of use, versatility, movie mode, flash and more. The test… methodology and ratings criteria are clearly spelled out on a "How We Test Digital Cameras" page. One negative is that discussion about the individual cameras is very brief, and, aside from the top-rated cameras, it's hard to find.

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At DigitalTrends.com, cameras are reviewed from the point of view of a mainstream user. Reviews provide decent detail and cover topics such as image quality, performance and ease of use. The top-ranked… cameras make it to a Top Reviews for Digital Cameras chart, and those that score 8.5 or higher out of ten are named an Editor's Choice. The downside here is that fewer cameras are rated here than at other websites, and the listings include lots of discontinued models.

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This article discusses the results of PC Magazine's annual survey, in which readers are asked to rate camera manufacturers and their products in areas such as ease of use, reliability, technical support,… frequency of repair and more. Nikon, Canon and Panasonic are clear leaders in terms of brands, and all get Editors' Choice awards. Canon is especially singled out for brand recognition and good recommendations in every camera category it makes.

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DigitalCamera-HQ.com now includes professional reviews, making this a destination that's worth at least a look-see. The reports aren't the most detailed we've found, but are reasonably objective and offer… test photos so users can judge quality for themselves. Lists of top-rated cameras are maintained, but most of those have not been reviewed by the site's editors. User reviews from the site's contributors and links to reviews from a variety of shopping sites are also available.

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Consumer Guide has little to offer the digital camera buyer that can't be found elsewhere. Only a handful of cameras currently have expert reviews, and those reviews don't approach the depth of the reviews… at more highly rated sites. In addition, many discontinued cameras remain listed on the site. Some testing appears to have been done in recent reviews, but most of the content seems to be little more than re-written information from manufacturers' literature.

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