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Going small: the newest models offer more features and better performance.(Special section digital cameras)(Buyers guide)
Diminutive digital cameras continue to improve. The compacts and subcompacts in the Ratings have longer battery life, larger LCDs, and higher resolution than last year's models. And they cost 5 to 10 percent less.
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A higher proportion are subcompacts, cameras small enough to carry in a pocket, and the values there are especially notable. A prime example: the Pentax Optio M20, a 7-megapixel subcompact with a battery life greater than 450 shots, plus an image stabilizer. It costs just $200, a new low for a high-performing pocket camera.
Not that there isn't a downside to downsizing your next camera. Compacts and subcompacts ...
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