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Top Simple Cameras

Here's a collection of our highest-ranking pocket megazooms, rugged, and basic point-and-shoot cameras as rated by the PCWorld labs.

Edited by PCWorld Staff   

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PCWorld Rating
Prices from $383

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V

Don’t call Sony’s GPS-enabled, feature-loaded DSC-HX5V a gimmick camera. It supplements its in-camera goodies with great image quality and terrific shooting modes.

Full Review | Video Review | Specs - Rated: June 15, 2010
PCWorld Rating
Prices from $300

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

The slick, slimmed-down follow-up to Canon’s SX200 IS offers a near-perfect blend of manual controls and creative scene modes, and its video capture is stunning.

Full Review | Video Review | Specs - Rated: June 15, 2010
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Samsung HZ35W

The GPS-enabled HZ35W produces some of the sharpest, highest-quality stills we’ve seen this side of a DSLR, but its confusing menu system and poor video quality knock it down a peg.

Full Review | Video Review | Specs - Rated: June 15, 2010
PCWorld Rating
Prices from $900

Casio Exilim EX-FH100

Casio’s first high-speed pocket megazoom has superb battery life and image quality, but its noisy zooming and laggy autofocus are drawbacks.

Full Review | Video Review | Specs - Rated: June 15, 2010
PCWorld Rating
Prices from $220

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

For casual snapshooters, the Cyber-shot DSC-WX5 offers a unique blend of good image quality, innovative in-camera modes, and even a few 3D-shooting tricks.

Full Review | Specs - Rated: October 05, 2010
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Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

The PowerShot SD4000 IS is one of the most impressive compact cameras we've tested, offering image quality and lens capabilities we're used to seeing on professional cameras.

Full Review | Video Review | Specs - Rated: August 16, 2010
PCWorld Rating
Prices from $230

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9

The sleek, stylish, touchscreen-controlled TX9 offers very good overall performance and fun-to-use modes, but images tend to look soft.

Full Review | Specs - Rated: November 16, 2010
PCWorld Rating
Prices from $129

Fujifilm FinePix Z800EXR

The Fujifilm FinePix Z800EXR offers a great touchscreen interface, fast autofocus, and excellent image stabilization. Battery life, video quality, and image sharpness are weak spots.

Full Review | Specs - Rated: November 05, 2010
PCWorld Rating
Prices from $298

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Sony's tough but fashionable DSC-TX5 offers excellent low-light shooting, but its touchscreen and menus are drawbacks.

Full Review | Specs - Rated: May 20, 2010
PCWorld Rating
Prices from $161

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75

The Lumix DMC-FX75 shoots very good video and sharp photos--but its touchscreen-and-physical-button combo isn't always efficient, and its overpowering flash affects overall image quality.

Full Review | Specs - Rated: October 26, 2010

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