The Kodak Easy Share P880 offers a quality camera that is the top of the Kodak available in their EasyShare line. Steve’s Digicam reviews it:

The P880 Zoom is the flagship of Kodak’s new EASYSHARE P-Series of advanced digital cameras. The Easyshare P880 Zoom is an affordable, high performance camera for serious photographers. It incorporates a 24-140mm (35mm equiv) wide-angle, Schneider-KREUZNACH VARIOGON zoom lens with a high resolution 8-megapixel imager for very large, professional-quality prints. visit Steves Digicams  for more.

HP introduced the Photosmart R927 Digital Camera featuring an 8.2 megapixel sensor and a bright 3 inch LCD display. The camera has a 3X optical zoom with an 8 digital zoom. A fascinating thing about this camera is that it features image advice that tells you better ways to improve your future shots. The HP Photosmart R927 Digital Camera will be released in March.

Overview
The premium styled, ultra-compact HP Photosmart R927 Digital Camera features a bright 3-inch LCD with a 170-degree viewing angle for unsurpassed indoor and outdoor viewing. Take brilliant 8.2-megapixel photos with the powerful HP Precision 24x total zoom. With the latest features such as automatic in-camera red-eye removal, HP Design Gallery and other HP Real Life technologies, users can easily take brilliant digital photos perfect for printing and sharing.
Key Features and Benefits
• 8.2-megapixels for brilliant resolution for beautiful prints and enlargements up to poster size
• HP Precision 3x optical lens, 8x digital zoom for 24x total zoom
• 3-inch image display with an extra-wide viewing angle for shooting indoors or out.
• 32 MB internal memory allows users to store photos in the camera
• 17 shooting modes, macro multi-zone auto focus and burst mode for quality shots in a variety of conditions
• On-camera button to easily order and share photos on Snapfish using HP Photosmart Express (1)
• Features an ultra-compact, durable metal body with a sleek, premium finish
Additional Features
• HP Real Life technologies help take the guesswork out of digital photography and make it easy to produce great photos that are crisp, realistic and true-to-life. HP Real Life technologies include:
o NEW: Automatic In-camera red-eye removal to remove red-eye while images are still in the camera
o NEW: HP Design Gallery adds artistic effects and borders right in the camera – includes slimming feature for your best possible photos
o Improved Image Advice now provides real-time feedback to users on how to improve a specific picture the next time it is captured—like having a professional photographer with you at all times!
o Adaptive Lighting Bracketing allows you to adjust high-contrast photos to bring faces out of shadows and details out of backgrounds while automatically capture 3 versions of the same scene – one with adaptive lighting off, one with adaptive lighting on low and the final with adaptive lighting on high
o In-camera panorama stitching allows the user to align, capture and review a panorama image on the camera and stitch up to 5 photos together to save as one image for easy printing before downloading to a computer
o High-quality VGA video with audio shoots at 24 frames per second and offers the ability to save still shots for printing
• HP Photosmart Express makes sharing, printing and saving digital photos easy – users simply take a photo and select its destination right on the back of the camera – up to 34 destinations, including e-mail addresses, online albums, printers and Snapfish for ordering photos
• Included dock recharges the camera and makes it easy to print and e-mail photos.
• Optional HP Photosmart 6221 Premium Camera Dock lets users easily save, view, print and share photos on a PC, Snapfish and TV, and recharge in-camera battery, plus a spare. Add Wireless capabilities by purchasing the HP Photosmart 6222 Wireless Dock Base to share your photos via a wireless home network. (2)
Technical Specifications
• 8.2-megapixel resolution
• 24x total zoom—3x optical, 8x digital
• Dimensions/Weight
o 96 mm (W) x 25.6 mm (D) x 62 mm (H)
o 170 grams without batteries
• PictBridge support
• JPEG (Exif 2.2 support)
• Support/Connectivity
o USB Connectivity
o USB-compatible PC with Microsoft Windows® XP, x64, 2000, Me, 98SE, or 98, Intel® Pentium® II, Celeron® or compatible CPU, Internet Explorer 5.01SP2 or later
o USB-compatible Macintosh computer with Mac OS v10.2.8, v10.3, v10.4
• HP offers a comprehensive support package for the HP Photosmart R927 Digital Camera that includes one-year of phone support as well as real-time chat and email support beyond the warranty as part of its HP Total Care portfolio of services.
Pricing and Availability
Estimated U.S. street price is TBD
Expected to be available for purchase March 2006 in North America, and specific countries in Latin America and Europe.

The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT / 350D is an 8 megapixel digital SLR that is one of the lightest cameras in it’s class. Photography Review’s Laurence Chen has this review on the Rebel.

The Rebel XT is a solid performer at a bargain price (for digital photography). Matched with quality EF-S lenses, such as the 17-85mm or the 10-22mm, the XT covers the focal-length gamut and brings true wide angle back within the financial reach of most photographers.

Who Should Buy The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT / 350D

• Those who may need a quiet shutter: wedding, wildlife, documentary photographers.
• Budget, beginning, and casual photographers who want control and lens selection.
• Photographers looking for a small, lightweight camera system to use while traveling/hiking.
• Pros who don’t like most point-and-shoots (me)!

Why not buy an XT?

• Physically too small for large hands.
• Menu navigation awkward, inefficient.
• Lack of weatherproofing.
• Consumer build-quality is high, but not built for rigorous use or extreme environmental conditions.
• Slow continuous shooting inadequate for sports.
• Small image sensor results in 1.6x focal length multiplier; L-series lenses slightly compromised.
• Lack of special-purpose, high-end features such as 45 AF points or flash exposure lock.

For more information on the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT / 350D .

The Nikon D200 10.2 Megapixel camera is one of the best new cameras to come into the marketplace.

 Digital Photography Review  has one a comprehensive review of the camera. They say “The Nikon D200 was announced on 1st November 2005, some three and a half years since Nikon revealed their first prosumer digital SLR, the D100. It’s fair to say however that the D200 is a completely different beast altogether, it shares far more with its ‘bigger brother’ the the D2X than its earlier namesake. The D200 has the robust build quality of the D2X, a 10.2 million pixel CCD sensor and a compact design more like the D100. Just as the D100 the D200 has a CCD sensor, unlike the D2X which utilized a CMOS sensor. It’s clear that this camera is aimed at the same kind of market as the recently announced Canon EOS 5D. From a features, control and performance point of view the D200 is closer to the D2X than any other model.”

For More Information on the Nikon Coolpix D200.

The Nikon D200 Digital SLR Camera offers the best of breed SLR functionality and 10.2 megapixels of resolution.

Lets Go Digital has a review of the camera today. “Nikon D200 Digital SLR camera : Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the introduction of the D200. Combining newly developed Nikon technologies with advanced features, the Nikon D200 is a precision-engineered, high-performance digital SLR designed to satisfy the requirements of passionate and demanding photographers. Employing a newly developed 10.2 effective megapixel Nikon DX Format CCD image sensor, and featuring Nikon’s exclusive image processing engine and image optimizing functionality, the D200 captures images with sharp detail and faithful color to deliver extraordinary resolution that supports significant image enlargement while enabling greater freedom for creative cropping.”

For More Information on the Nikon Coolpix D200.

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