Whoever came up with this idea is a genius. Target now sells a gift card - for as little as $75 or as much as $1000 - that is also a functioning 1.2-megapixel digital camera. Or else it's a digital camera that's also a gift card. OK so that's not much resolution, but it might come in handy when trying to decide what to buy (at Target, of course). The card even comes... more

PC World includes the 10-megapixel Canon PowerShot SD880 IS on its list of top 10 point-and-shoot cameras, and CNET calls it a "worthy successor" to the PowerShot SD870 IS, saying it is "capable of producing truly excellent pictures for a camera of its size." The ultracompact camera offers optical image stabilization, face detection, 4x zoom, and a 3" LCD. Choose silver or gold. More Canon cameras.

The 10-megapixel Kodak EasyShare M1033 has almost everything we want in an ultracompact, easy-to-use digital camera: Good photos. Slim design. Huge screen. Face detection. 22 scene modes. And a budget price tag. We wish it had more than 3x zoom, but that's the standard for cameras you can fit in your pocket. This one makes up for it, we guess, by letting you shoot movies in HD. Choose from 5 colors. More ultracompact... more

The Canon EOS 50D is now shipping. The 15-megapixel successor to the 10-megapixel EOS 40D, the new camera has a faster DIGIC 4 processor, 6.3 frames-per-second shooting, expandable ISO up to 12800, and a 3" LCD with Live View mode. Photographers can choose from 3 types of autofocus (Quick AF, Live AF, and Face Detection), and connect to a PC for remote shooting. The 50D also has an integrated cleaning system that reduces,... more

How does a 10-megapixel camera - with image stabilization, face detection, a 2.5" LCD, and 4x optical zoom - for less than $200 sound? The Canon PowerShot A1000 IS is the latest addition to the company's "A" series of affordable point-and-shoot cameras. And it comes in 5 "two-tone" colors. For an extra $50 you can get the Canon PowerShot A2000 IS, which has a 3" display and 6x optical zoom.