Nikon Coolpix L20

TrustedReviews has posted their review of the Nikon L20, an entry-level digital camera that produces "good quality pictures under a wide range of circumstances" with 10MP resolution (on a 1/2.3-in. CCD), 3.6x optical zoom (38-136mm equiv.), a large 3.0-in. LCD (230K dots), Motion Detection, Scene Auto Selector, Face-priority AF, Smile Mode, Blink Warning, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix and D-Lighting. The L20 uses 2 AA batteries.

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Imaging Resource has posted their review of the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS [Specs], an ultra compact digital camera that "doesn’t measure up to Canon’s better current pocket cameras, like the Canon SD880 IS" with its 12.1MP resolution (1/2.3-in. CCD), 3x optical zoom (33-100mm equiv.), optical image stabilization, an optical viewfinder, 2.5-in. LCD (230K dots), HD movie (1920×1080) @ 30fps, Smart AUTO, Face Detection, Face Detection Self-timer and Intelligent Contrast Correction.

Editor’s note: Another interesting review which contradicts the one from Steve’s Digicams a few days back. As always, we encourage our readers to always "get a second opinion" (even from our own reviews) — a second perspective — and then make up your own mind.