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Digital Cameras Gift Guide 2004

Select a digital camera - - - Point-and-Shoot - - - Sony DSC-P150 Cyber-shot Kodak EasyShare LS753 Zoom Olympus Camedia D-535 Zoom - - - Beginner Amateur - - - Canon PowerShot S1 IS Canon PowerShot A95 - - - Serious Amateur - - - Fujifilm FinePix E550 - - - Advanced Amateur/Prosumer - - - Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 Olympus Camedia C-8080 Wide Zoom Nikon Coolpix 8700 Canon PowerShot Pro1 - - - Ultra Zoom - - - Nikon Coolpix 8800 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3 Olympus Camedia C-770 Ultra Zoom

Gift Guide Selection Methodology

Our editors select their favourite digital cameras from the 2004 models in each of the four categories: Point-and-Shoot, Beginner, Serious, and Advanced/Prosumer. We also include a sub-category of UltraZoom.

Our selection methodology here is very simple: We try to include models at different price points as well as models that have practical features that set them apart from their competitors. Once we are past the Point-and-Shoot category, image quality becomes the main criterion. Note that we may not have necessarily reviewed all the digital cameras presented here.

Any digital camera from this selection of the best digital cameras will certainly make a great holiday gift.

Editor's Choice Selection Methodology

We also present the Photoxels Editor's Choice award to those digital cameras we believe are deserving special mention.

This year, we have adopted a much more stringent selection methodology:

- We focus on image quality, low noise and fast shutter response as our main selection criteria. A digital camera has to do very well in all three criteria to earn an Editor's Choice.

- Note that, of necessity, only the digital cameras we have had the opportunity to review during this year 2004 have been considered for Editor's Choice. [It does not make sense to present the award to a camera we did not personally review.]

We hope you enjoy this gift guide and will consider giving the gift that lasts a lifetime in memories. Here, then, is the Photoxels Gift Guide 2004:

P&S
Beginner
Serious
Advanced
UltraZoom

This is by no means a complete list and we encourage you to view our list of best digital cameras worthy of your consideration.

Gift Guide 2005

Yes, we are already thinking of next year's gift guide and are planning of introducing it differently! Instead of waiting for the year end to come up with our list, we intend to update it as the year progresses. Editor's Choice will, however, still be awarded at year end when we have had a chance to review the cameras. While the gift guide will feature digital cameras that we may not have reviewed, Editor's Choice will be awarded only to those we did review.

Note: Some of the newer digital cameras annouced recently will not be available for review until next year, so will be featured in the Gift Guide 2005.