Serious Compacts
The best of the small, raw-shooting compacts with pro features.
Panasonic DMC-LX3K 10.1MP Digital Camera with 2.5x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)Panasonic DMC-LX3S 10.1MP Digital Camera with 2.5x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)Canon PowerShot S90IS 10MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3-inch LCD
Panasonic DMC-LX3K 10.1MP Digital Camera wi...
$427.88
Fast, wide lens and HD video at 24p. I love this camera.
Panasonic DMC-LX3S 10.1MP Digital Camera wi...
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The same glorious LX3, but in sliver, which in my case means less likely to get borrowed by my wife.
Canon PowerShot S90IS 10MP Digital Camera w...
$407.64
Canon's answer to the LX3, and a pretty darn good one.
Canon Powershot G10 14.7MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized ZoomRicoh Caplio GX200 Compact 12mp Digital Camera Kit with VF1 Removable LCD Viewfinder - U.S.A. WarrantySigma DP1 14MP Digital Camera
Canon Powershot G10 14.7MP Digital Camera w...
$479.95
Built like a tank, a true photography-forward camera.
Ricoh Caplio GX200 Compact 12mp Digital Cam...
$529.95
Tiny, fast, and raw. A gorgeous camera that makes glorious, if slightly noisy photos.
Sigma DP1 14MP Digital Camera
$399.99
If this camera is for you, you already know it.
Nikon Coolpix P6000 13.5MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) ZoomPanasonic Lumix DMC-G1 12.1MP Digital SLR Camera with Lumix G Vario 14-45 mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega OIS Lens (Black)Leica D-LUX 3 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
Nikon Coolpix P6000 13.5MP Digital Camera w...
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Two steps forward and one back, this Nikon features GPS, too many megapixels, and unfriendly raw images.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 12.1MP Digital SLR C...
$699.00
Leica D-LUX 3 10MP Digital Camera with 4x W...
$1,799.99
Essentially identical to the Panasonic LX2, this camera shows that you'll spend $200 on a red dot.