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Best Cameras for $300 or Less Stuart Goldenberg More Photos 窗体顶端 窗体底端 Sign in to Recommend Twitter comments (54) Sign In to E-Mail Print Single Page Reprints ShareClose Linkedin Digg Facebook Mixx MySpace Yahoo! Buzz Permalink By DAVID POGUE Published: February 3, 2010 In 2001, I conducted a search for the best camera with a street price under $300. I’ve repeated the experiment every year since. Skip to next paragraph Multimedia Slide Show Cameras for Under $300 Graphic Comparison Chart: Cameras Under $300 Readers Comments Readers shared their thoughts on this article. Read All Comments (54) ? Wow, have things changed. Back in 2001, every camera on the market had an eyepiece viewfinder; today, almost none do. Then, all $300 cameras ran on AA batteries; today, all use rechargeables. Then, you got a whopping 1.3 or 2.2 megapixels; now, 12 or 14 is standard. Then, some cameras could actually zoom — wow! — up to 2X. Now, pocket cams with 10X or 12X zooms aren’t unusual. It’s time to ask the question once again: “How much camera can $300 buy me?” Below, reviews of nine answers to that question. Most are small, attractive, competent little machines with 12 megapixels, 3-inch screens and hi-def video capture. All have image stabilization and face recognition, for sharper, better exposed shots. The Panasonic, Fujifilm, Canon and Casio models have unusually wide-angle lenses for capturing vistas — but can also zoom in 10X or even 12X. (There’s usually some distortion at the corners at the widest view, but that’s a small price to pay for this kind of versatility.) Still, small, cheap cameras saddle you with shutter lag (the delay after you press the button), low-light compromises (blur or grainy “noise”), and blown-out highlights (bright areas of pure white, with no detail). If you want a camera without those drawbacks, buy a bigger, more expensive interchangeable-lens model. And now, here are my notes on this year’s contenders. CANON POWERSHOT SD980 ($280 st