Ultra Compacts - gift for a 13yr old

[Dr. Detroit]

I'm leaning towards the Casio Z77 as it's one of the few compacts with image stabilization in the price range of under $175.

The Z77 is also on Steve-Digicams best cameras page as it got a very favorable review.


Are there other cameras I'm missing in the ultra compact category?

 

[NTB]

What is your budget? If he wants more reach than the 3x on the Casio, you might want to look at Panasonic's DMC-TZ2 (if you can find it) or DMC-TZ3: 10x optical zoom in a package not much bigger than the Casio. I found a good deal on a TZ-3 (7.2MP) at $230, and bought it for my mom and dad; otherwise, it looks like the price starts at about $240 from a reputable online retailer.

TZ-3 review

Nathan

 

[ElFenix]

the Z77 doesn't really have image stabilization. it has a DSP that tries to correct the blur after the fact. steve seems to think that mostly it just bumps up the sensitivity, leaving you with a water color instead of a photograph.



the TZ3 is almost 3x the size of the SD1000.