8-Megapixel Digital Cameras

The Olympus SP-350 is a good camera for advanced snapshot photographers. It's got 30 preprogrammed shooting modes, 3x optical zoom, and a 2.5" display, but it's still small enough to fit

The EasyShare P880 comes with a professional-quality wide-angle lens, as well as 5.8x optical zoom, 16 scene modes, a large 2.5" display, and 32MB internal memory. Point and shoot, or use some of the manual controls.

Designed for professional photographers, the Canon EOL 1D Mark II is "in a league by itself," according to the folks who gave it the CNET Editors' Choice award. It's more camera than most of us need, with incredible speed (8.5 fps continuous shooting and up to 40 images per burst) and versatility (7 color matrix settings, selectable ISO speeds).

Check out Konica Minolta's ultimate supercompact digital camera, the 8-megapixel Dimage X1. It's got a huge 2.5" LCD monitor, anti-shake technology, a flat 3x optical zoom lens that doesn't protrude even when you're zooming in, and the whole thing is just 19.5 mm deep. Red and black versions will be available soon.

With a bright 2.5" LCD display, built-in help guide, 24 shooting modes, and all-weather construction, there's no reason to leave home without this camera.

This digital SLR is an updated version of the 6.3-megapixel Digital Rebel. The new 8-megapixel XT has an expanded feature set, faster shooting, and a more compact size. It's available in both black and silver.

Featuring 7x optical zoom and anti-shake technology. The 1.8" LCD monitor rotates 270° vertically and 180° horizontally for easy shooting from high or low angles, and the combined wireless remote controller makes self-portraits easy.

Olympus has just released another 8-megapixel digital camera, the Evolt E-300. This digital SLR camera is designed for photographers at all skill levels, and its "flat top" design makes it easy to carry around. It's PictBridge compatible, and has lots of manual and automatic functions.

Canon's EOS 20D replaces the older 6-megapixel EOS 10D. The new model fetures3x optical zoom, 5 frames-per-second performance for up to 23 consecutive frames, a 0.2 second start-up time, and a top shutter speed of 1/8000 second. It also won a CNET Editors' Choice award for its performance, design, and feature set. The camera is compatible with the entire EOS System of lenses and flashes.