How to save up to $70 on a great digital camera

Consumer Reports News: November 13, 2008 05:17 PM

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Our digital camera Ratings tell you which cameras produce the best image quality or hesitate the least between shots. And our recommended cameras will tell you which models are the overall best performers—and best values. (Our Ratings and recommendations are available to subscribers.)

Now there's an easy way to find the best prices on all the digital cameras we test—including the highly-rated models—right from the ConsumerReports.org web site: ShopOnline.

Here's how it works: Find the camera that interests you in our Ratings table, then click on "Compare Prices." You'll be taken to a safe, ad-free, unbiased list of retailers and current prices for new models only (no used or refurbished cameras are included in our results).

Here are some prices I found at major online retailers, using ShopOnline, for three of our highly-rated cameras:

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 (click on image for a closer look), a very good, 10.1 megapixel subcompact with a 4x optical zoom, was for sale at prices ranging from $257 to $300.
The Nikon Coolpix P5100, a very good, 12.1 megapixel compact with a 3.5x optical zoom, was available at prices ranging from $277 to $350.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28, a very good, 10.1 megapixel superzoom, with an 18x optical zoom, was for sale at prices ranging from $280 to $350.

(The above prices can change frequently and don't include shipping or tax, though merchants often don't charge for one or both of those.)

—Jeff Fox

—Jeffrey Fox