http://www.adorama.com/alc/taginfo/compact <p><span style="font-size: small;">The world's first pocket camcorder, the Flip, is dead, killed off by its parent company, Cisco. Why, we're not quite sure.&nbsp; After all, the YouTube generation quickly embraced this cell-phone-sized camcorder.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13218 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Do you need a camera that matches your wardrobe? Do you like to shoot in style...but still bring back stunning shots? Here are very capable cameras that also happen to be real lookers.</span><em><br /></em></p> <p><em><br /></em></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8095 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Casio's Exilim EX-ZR100 is a premium compact that's built for speed, and has both gimmicky features and practical ones. I took it for a quick field test.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/13093 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Let's start by stating the obvious: A digital camera isn't the same as a film camera. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/11229 <p><span style="font-size: small;">In my informal tests of compact digital cameras, it appears that ISO 400 is the point at which overall image quality begins to suffer. Your mileage my differ. Here's how you can determine your camera's ISO tipping point.<br /></span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8565 DSC-HX5V, DSC-TX7 offer full 1920x1080 60i Advanced Video Codec High Definition video, and are said to be world's smallest AVCHD cameras. http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/12190 Trio offers up to 14MP, 28mm wide-angle lens, iA (Intelligent Auto), souped-up processing engine for quick, easy snapshots. http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/12186 12MP cameras produce 720p HD videos, sport enhancements in self-timers and Child Mode tunes. http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/12184 Samsung today introduced the CL80 and TL240, featuring 14.2MP resolution, big LCD monitors, Wi-Fi connectivity, Touch screens, and HD video capture. http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/12183 New ruggedized compact point and shoot camera handles water, drops, freeze and dirt, has AF tracking, 720p HD Video, 28mm wide-angle, dual image stabilization, face detect, 12MP sensor. http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/12168 Short flangeback, mirrorless design, and high-resolution electronic viewfinder, interchangeable lenses are built around an APS sensor. Micro Four Thirds system gets its first long-awaited competitor. http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/12157 Leica announced a significant firmware update to its posh compact, the D-Lux 4, that includes white balance bracketing, faster autofocus, and "Hight Dynamic" scene mode. http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/12138 <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>The original Ricoh GR Digital was small, nimble and a joy to use. The third generation represents a refinement with a few nice touches thrown in. With more small, &ldquo;serious&rdquo; cameras on the market, though, is that enough?</em></span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/12114 The optical viewfinder is dying. Should camera makers put it out of its misery, or put some effort into making it better? http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/12067 <p><span style="font-size: small;">How effective is noise reduction software built into compact digital cameras in improving image quality?</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8567 The third generation of Ricoh's GR Digital compact camera series promises the kind of improvements that serious photographers appreciate. UPDATE: Pre-orders now being accepted. http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/11778 <p><span style="font-size: small;">We've established that you'll get your best overall image quality with a compact digital camera at its lowest settings, but what happens at their highest ISO speeds?</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8566 <p><span style="font-size: small;">A lot has been written recently about the adverse effect of shooting at ISO 400 or higher with a compact camera, but there's relatively little about what happens to image quality when you deliberately choose the camera's <em>lowest</em> ISO setting. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8564 <p><span style="font-size: small;">It's time to blast away some preconceptions about image quality and pixel count on digital cameras.<br /></span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8563 <p><em>A small wonder</em></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8552 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Whether you're going to a destination where fireworks are a daily event or are waiting for the Fourth of July, here's a look at a compact camera mode that can come in quite handy...fireworks mode.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8542 <p><span style="font-size: small;">With summer travel time upon us, you may find yourself trying to capture the beauty of scenic vistas. Landscape mode helps you take the guesswork out of properly exposing and focusing on the vast scenes before you.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8543 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Summer's here, and you're probably going to want to hit the beach. Here's a scene mode that is bound to come in handy: Beach Mode!</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8541 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Pets and kids have several things in common, at least as far as cameras are concerned,. Top begin with, they&rsquo;re both very popular photographic subjects. It&rsquo;s nearly impossible to find a photo album that doesn&rsquo;t contain at least a few pictures of kids and pets.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8540 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Sports happen fast. Good shots appear and disappear in the blink of an eye. Even if every scene during a sporting event is a great shot, it can still be difficult capture great images because the participants are usually moving so fast that it&rsquo;s hard to freeze the action. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8539 http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8522 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Three rules apply to all close-up photos&mdash;all are governed by the unbendable Natural Laws of Physics.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8511 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Digital cameras are learning new tricks...and adding borders to images in camera is one of them!</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8503 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Kids are fantastic photographic subjects. But babies and toddlers can be challenging to photograph for many, many reasons. </span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8498 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Use a window seat&mdash;and a scene mode&mdash;to shine a light on edible delectibles.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Here's a brief, er, digest.</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8480 <p><span style="font-size: small;">So-called "high-resolution" <a href="../../catalog.tpl?op=itemlist&amp;cat1=Cameras%20%26%20Lenses&amp;cat2=Digital%20Cameras%20%26%20Accessories&amp;cat3=Digital%20Cameras"><strong>compact cameras</strong></a> (8MP and up) and low light are a recipe for disaster, as illustrated in the photos below. (The technical explanation follows.)</span></p> http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/8436