Digital cameras are flying off retailers' shelves -- and let's face it -- you want one, too. But researching digital cameras is about as much fun as having your teeth drilled. (Apologies to dentists everywhere.) There's a plethora of models to choose from and new models arrive like clockwork every month. Megapixels, optical zoom, digital zoom, resolution -- what the heck does it all mean? Confusing? You bet. But don't worry; our editors will boil it down to what matters most in the real world.
Like many of our readers, you're probably juggling a combination of cell phone, PDA and/or digital music player. While that big honking utility belt works splendidly for Batman, it's not exactly fashion de rigueur for the rest of us. That is precisely why "tote-ability" was high on our list of priorities for digital cameras. We looked for diminutive models chock-full of the cool features usually reserved for their larger brethren.
Film? What's that, old-timer? Enter the brave new world of digital photography and see what all the fuss is about. Find out what our editors thought about these tiny, shiny marvels of digital delight.