frame and around the edges, but lack in sharpness. There is some purple fringing in high contrast zones. Prints on A4--in the lightest sensitivities--come out fine and the purple fringing becomes less noticeable. Despite the noise you can still make out the...

• -Nikon Coolpix S610c
• -Sony DSC-W300
• -Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
• -Canon PowerShot SD990 IS
• -Canon PowerShot A480
• -Nikon Coolpix S620
• -Sony DSC-T700

high power, this reflection barely shows only a trace of chroma. Most cameras would wash out completely in this test. At high power, it was difficult to focus, because the LCD was washed out, and the barely visible electronic focus bar would not measure contrast...

and an SLR. But, does it include the best features of both?. Management of brightness and contrast is very good. So much so that we weren’t able to see any purple fringes where two highly-contrasted areas joined. However, in some shots, the whites were...