Buying Guides & Articles:Photography

Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH, $249 Canon's Digital ELPHs have always looked good. ... Read more

You're ready to buy a camera. You've got your money in hand and you're ready to start shopping. Before going off to purchase the most gleaming model you can afford,... Read more

You've decided to buy a digital camera - or upgrade to a newer, more powerful one. You're not alone. ... Read more

Buying a digital camera can be disorienting. There are hundreds of cameras available at many different types of retail outlets (online and in traditional stores), with... Read more

Digital camera features vary greatly from model to model. Some might be essential to you, while others might be of use only for highly specialized applications... Read more

Big, high-performance cameras are getting smaller, lighter, and less expensive, our latest tests show... Read more

Among the many types of digital cameras, a growing number are subcompacts, small cameras that fit in a pocket, weigh a few ounces, and can be carried everywhere... Read more

Before diving into specific models, consider some characteristics by brand, culled from our years of digital-camera tests. For example, Fujifilm offers image sensors... Read more

Compacts are known as PowerShots. The moderately priced PowerShot A series is less likely than the S, SX, TX, and G lines to have features such as image stabilization... Read more

Sony dominates the camcorder market, offering multiple models in a number of formats. Other brands include Canon, JVC, Panasonic, and Samsung, with Hitachi and Sanyo... Read more