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    New Ratings: Basic and advanced cameras

    Consumer Reports News: June 21, 2010 09:23 AM

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    The Canon Rebel EOS T2i, now in our Ratings.
    Photo: Canon

    Looking for a last minute Father's Graduation Day gift? To make sure you get the most camera for your money, check out our new camera Ratings. They include 19 recommended basic and advanced cameras, from thin subcompacts to advanced SLRs.

    We've recently expanded our suite of tests. Here are some of the new information you'll find in the Ratings:

    • Individual image quality scores for regular, low-light, and flash photos.
    • Video quality Ratings, based on regular and low light video, plus audio quality and macro (close up) features.
    • LCD quality, based on viewing images under a number of lighting conditions. (This is important, since few cameras include an optical viewfinder anymore.)
    • Handling shake scores, which indicate how well each camera avoids blur, distortion, and color defects with handheld shots.
    • Response time scores, which include start-up time and the shutter delay for the first and later shots.

    To see how basic and advanced cameras stacked up against each other, check out our Ratings.

    —Terry Sullivan

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