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Note that I'm not a pro photographer and this is not a comprehensive review of these cameras. It is just a summary of my experience with them and things that stood out in my memory as plus and minus features.
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Fuji S602This is an older camera that was considered semi-professional when introduced, but today is pretty dated. It uses a 3 megapixel sensor with an onboard software trick to give a pseudo-6 megapixel image. Despite the small and limited sensor, this thing has some pretty decent optics (but limited to a 3x optical zoom) and useful operating modes that keep it from attaining junk-drawer status. Pros:
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Kodak 7440This is an older point-and-shoot, which is also pretty dated today. It has a 4 megapixel sensor, which puts it slightly ahead of the Fuji S602 in resolution, although the lens and optics are not as clear. It offers a 6x optical zoom which helps compensate in some cases. This camera takes nice daytime images, but it is not much use at night. Pros:
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Canon Rebel XTiThis is about 4-5 years old, but is a true DSLR camera with an APS-C sized 10.1 megapixel sensor. The ability to use the whole range of Canon-compatible EF and EF-S lenses (from $80 basic lenses to multi-thousand dollar ultra high powered zooms) makes this as close to professional grade as I am likely to come, even with the lower pixel count. When using EF lenses, a 1.6 crop factor is applied to the focal length (so a standard 50mm lens will effectively act like a 80mm lens, this is common on all APS-C cameras). EF lenses are also compatible with full size Canon EOS digital cameras as well as the Canon EOS film cameras. EF-S lenses can only mount on APS-C sized Canon EOS digital cameras. Pros:
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Canon SX20This is probably the closest to "new" that I have used, and the most versatile of the four. It is a 12.1 megapixel camera, but in a small 1.7mm sensor size as opposed to the 22mm sensor size of the Rebel. The lens on this thing is pretty amazing, offering a true 20x optical zoom (5 to 100mm true focal length, equalivent to 28-560mm on a traditional 35mm film camera). Pros:
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