The good: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150’s lens, shooting options, and fast performance offer great shooting flexibility. The bad: The FZ150’s JPEG photos can look overprocessed when viewed at large sizes. The bottom line: Hobbyists and enthusiasts who want a megazoom camera with a lot of...

Earlier this year, camera start-up Lytro provided an enticing sneak peek of what their first product could do. Using a light-field sensor–the likes of which had previously only been seen in science labs and supercomputer-connected arrays of hundreds of cameras–the camera could record data about...

The good: The Samsung SH100 has features tailor-made for people wanting the functionality of their smartphone camera in a point-and-shoot camera. The bad: The SH100’s low-light photos are not good and its performance can be slow. Also, wireless uploads are limited to 2-megapixel photos and...

The good: The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V is overflowing with shooting features, has excellent photo and video quality, and solid shooting performance for its class. The bad: The HX100V might actually be too much camera for some users and it has a couple minor design issues. The bottom line: The Sony...

The Canon PowerShot A3300 IS is a solid sub-$200 point-and-shoot camera in more ways than one: It has a sturdy build, and it takes good-looking pictures for a camera at such a low price ($180 as of August 11, 2011). As with many lower-priced cameras, you don’t get the manual controls, long-zoom lens,...