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  Advanced Compact Cameras Over $400  
     
 

Big Resolution And Comprehensive Controls At A Low Cost Make These Digital Cameras An Incredible Value

By Wes Pitts

  
     
  “Compact” digital camera is something of a misnomer. Yes, most digital cameras are indeed small and streamlined, but the word “compact” implies more than size and shape. For photographers who have been shooting for years with film cameras, “compact” translates to “point-and-shoot.” Compact film cameras were typically the less sophisticated step-siblings of full-featured SLRs.  
     
   
     
  That’s where the moniker falls short. Even the average entry-level compact digital camera boasts more control and sophisticated features than the compact film cameras of the not-so-distant past. When you step up to one of the advanced compact digital cameras like those we’ll look at here, you’re getting an enormous arsenal of control and capability. In some respects, these cameras surpass even the best film cameras in features and control.

For starters, practically all of the digital cameras at this level offer aperture- and shutter-priority exposure modes. These modes are indispensable if you want control over depth of field or if you’re shooting action and need to freeze motion. Photography purists will be happy to find full manual exposure is also an option with cameras in this price range.

In addition to these old favorites, you’re also likely to find preprogrammed modes that are fine-tuned for automatic exposures of certain types of scenes, like sports-action, portraits, landscapes and more. Some models have more modes than you can count on two hands.		  
     
     
     
 
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