The Canon Powershot A410 3.2 Megapixel Camera is an entry level camera that provides a very easy and intuitive interface for the beginner to use. This is the camera for Mom, so to speak. It takes a good quality picture, has an easy to use interface, and the pictures live up to the Canon name.

The camera features a 3.2 optical zoom, and provides eight special scene modes, including Portrait, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Foliage, Snow, Beach and Fireworks and five Photo Effect modes, including Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, and Black & White.

One of the real benefits that the Canon A410 provides is the use of AA batteries. Canon has a processor that is supposed to reduce power consumption, so the A410 can get 400 pictures when using rechargable NiMH batteries.

Again, if you are a serious photographer, this is not the camera for you. But if you want to get a digital camera for the grandparents, the Canon A410 is a very good choice. Priced at around $150 USD this also is an economical camera for a Christmas present.

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Tom’s Hardware shows us the new cool feature of the Sony DSC-N1.”Sony preps a new tweak for its Cybershot digital still camera series. The DSC-N1 comes with a “Free Spot Focus,” which lets users focus on objects with a simple tap on the LCD screen. The camera will also integrate enough internal memory to house a photo album with up to 500 pictures.

While the photo album is an interesting feature, we would expect more consumers to be more drawn to the touch sensitive 3.0-inch LCD screen that powers many of the user menus and functions. The screen also helps in focusing and in addition to auto focus, the Cybershot N1 has a unique “Free Spot Focus” that lets users tap on the LCD screen to make the camera focus on an object. “

Fantastic Deal, the DXG 503 - 5 Megapixel Standard Sized Camera  hits all of the targets that an entry camera should hit at a price that is ultra competitive. The camera also takes regular batteries so that you are not stuck with expensive dead lithium ion batteries at the wedding reception, or when you see Kate Moss in the ladies room losing a huge contract as she adds some excitement into her life.

But seriously, these cameras are not the best, but they come in at a great price, and make perfect sense as a first time camera or a camera for your kids to have.

The always reliable Lets Go Digital provided us with this information on the DXG 503:

DXG 503 with Kyocera optical zoom lens : DXG USA has today announced the availability of the DXG-503, a 5.1 megapixel CCD digital camera with a high quality optical zoom and a price point low enough to attract many first-time buyers this holiday season. The DXG-503 features a 2-inch LCD display, 32 megabytes of built-in memory, SD/MMC card slot and Direct Print capability. Other customer-friendly features include a real image optical viewfinder, red-eye reduction, self timer and the ability to record video clips with sound. The camera can be powered by two standard AA alkaline batteries and offers TV-Out capability for viewing pictures on a television. The DXG-503 is now shipping and has an estimated street price of $149-169.

Here is the product sheet from the manufacturer DXG.