Casio and Canon have impressed during our extensive testing of affordable 8-megapixel compact cameras this spring. Pentax holds a good number three in the "brand ranking", though their Optio M50 is rather expensive. Nikon's Coolpix P60 handles image processing pretty well, but failed to deliver when it came to design and value. At the rock bottom of this round-up we've placed the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS80, which proved that optical image stabilization alone will get you nowhere.
Looks great, feels great and takes great photos:
Excellent manual-mode and good overall image quality:
We liked the A590 IS better:
Offers a few nifty abilities:
Poor design, Great performance:
Not among Panasonic's best "ideas for life":
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