A new camera from BenQ offers 6 megapixel still and mpeg 4 video. Lets Go Digital Reviews this camera and says “ BenQ introduces a new addition to its digital camera line up, the BenQ DC E63+ digital camera. The BenQ DC E63+ its trim looks show off the aesthetic appeal of a digital camera measuring a mere 24 mm front to back. With their elegant aluminum alloy casing, these camera exudes sophisticated beauty. Not only a delight to behold, the new BenQ DC E63+ is sublimely easy to handle as well, making the very act of taking a photo a source of pleasure. The BenQ E63+ provides a 6 Megapixel CCD image sensor, as well as 3x optical zoom that makes it easy to get great shots even at a distance. And the high-resolution CCD image sensor means you can get crisply detailed prints even at huge A1 sizes. “

A New Camera from Sanyo, the Xacti VPC HD1EX, is one of the more interesting designs we have seen. It is a 5 megapixel camera that has a 10X zoom lens. The camera also can film at 1270 x 720 at 30 frames per second as a digital fim camera.

Lets go Digital says “The design of the Sanyo Xacti VPC HD1EX is stylish. The ultra-portable Sanyo HD1EX weighs just 205 grams, with dimensions of just 80 x 119 x 36 mm, it is one of the world’s slimmest photo-video camera. Not only does it fit in a jacket pocket, it makes a trendy companion in any designer handbag. Its ultra-slim form, clear lines and elegant aluminum case in a classy finish make it a stylish accessory. Thanks to its compact form, the Sanyo HD1EX can be easily operated with just one hand”

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The Kodak EasyShare P880 is the best of Kodak’s consumer EasyShare series. The P880 offers a top quality lens and lcd monitor. Megapixel offers this review of the camera. “Featuring an 8-megapixel resolution, a super wide — 24 to 140 mm — 5.8 X manual zoom manufactured by Schneider-Kreuznach; a 2.5-inch, 115,000 pixel LCD monitor; and a 237,000 pixel electronic viewfinder, the P880 is aimed at users looking for more flexibility than is available with a point and shoot, short of moving to a dSLR.”

For more information on the Kodak EasyShare P880.

The Canon Powershot SD200 micro digital camera takes a great picture for a camera its size. Bob Atkins at Photo.net has a good review of the camera. “You don’t buy an SD200 (or SD300/400) for advanced photography. You can get cameras with more capability (aperture priority, shutter priority and manual exposure for example) for the same price or maybe less (e.g. Powershot A510 or Powershot A520) However they are larger and the major reason you’d buy an SD200 is because it’s small. Despite the lack of full manual control, I still like the SD200. In fact I bought one myself so I’d have a camera that I can carry with me at all times. Image quality is quite good and you do have manual control over almost everything except for exposure (and even there you do have exposure compensation). You also get some remarkably good video modes (with audio) including 640×480 at 30fps. The 3.2MP is enough for excellent 4×6 and 5×7 prints and even 8×10 doesn’t look too bad. The price (currently under $180) is pretty low too. If you want more pixels, the SD300 has 4MP  and the SD400 (around $265) has 5MP   in essentially the same camera body with the same camera features. The step up from 3.2MP to 4MP is pretty insignificant, so if you want more pixels than the SD200, I’d go to the 5MP SD400.”

For more information on the Canon Powershot SD200.

Consumer Reports has come out with their annual Christmas shopping guide for digital cameras. Here is the list:

Digital point and shoot cameras (low-cost compacts) — Canon PowerShot A510, Kodak EasyShare Z700, Olympus C-5500 Sport Zoom, Kodak EasyShare CX7430, Canon PowerShot A95, and OIympus D-580 Zoom.

Digital point and shoot cameras (subcompacts) — Canon PowerShot SC300, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-L1, and Nikon Coolpix 7900.

Digital point and shoot cameras (advanced compacts) — Fujifilm FinePix E550, Olympus C-7070 Wide Zoom, Canon PowerShot S60, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5, Olympus C-765 Ultra Zoom, and Canon PowerShot S1IS.

Digital SLRs — Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT, Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D, Nikon D70, Canon ESO 20D, and Sigma SD10.via Consumer Reports

Outstanding deal from Onsale.com on the Nikon S1 with a free Kingston 256 MB SD available now for $274.99.

5.1 Megapixels; 3x Optical Zoom-Nikkor; 2.5-inch LCD; 16 Scene Modes; Exclusive In-Camera Red-Eye Fix; D-Lighting; ED Glass; Face Priority AF; Slim design.