Price: $799

Claim to fame: Compact with highest definition

Made for: Serious photographer who wants a compact as a backup

DL low-down: The 13.6 megapixels mean higher definition than most DSLRs. It has one of the largest image sensors - 1/1.7 inch - among the compacts.

It is packed to the rafters with aids, from a smile shutter for beginners (it snaps automatically when someone smiles), to manual controls like aperture and shutter settings and dynamic range tweaks.

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