Best Digital Compact Camera for Wildlife, Sports and Action Photography

Photographers that want to shoot wildlife, sports, or action photography without an SLR should pick an ultra zoom or enthusiast-level digital compact. These models have a long zoom range to get you super close to a subject and provide extensive manual controls for shooting in a variety of conditions.

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Why it's best:
Perfect for shooting wildlife, sports, and action photography, the SX10 has a 20x optical zoom lens that gets you super close to the subject. Image stabilization and the new DIGIC 4 Image Processor help deliver blurry-free shots of moving subjects. The SX10 is very fast, equ... read full review

Price Range:
$358.99 - $399.95
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AppleStore.com    $399.95

Why it's a best pick:
The FZ28 can't quite match the zoom range of the SX10, but its 18x optical zoom lens will get get you extremely close to the subject. Just like the SX10, this Panasonic offers excellent image quality, comprehensive manual controls, and effective image stabilization. A terrif... read full review

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Description:
Make your digital still images as vibrant as your life. Sony?s Cyber-shot DSC-H50 digital camera offers imaging quality with Double Anti-Blur Solution and 15x Optical Zoom. Its scratch resistant body with UV hard coating, is equipped with an impressive 9.1 Megapixel Super HA... read full review

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This versatile Olympus SP-570 Ultra Zoom digital compact camera is an astounding precision crafted 20x, wide-angle optical zoom (26-520mm equivalent) and 10 million pixels of resolution for provides image quality in any shooting situation.The SP-570 UZ offers the manual cont... read full review

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Why it's a best pick:
The newest member of Canon's highly acclaimed G series, Canon's G10 has a 14MP sensor for shooting hi-resolution images at up to up to 4416 x 3312 pixels. Also new is the DIGIC 4 image processor with face and motion detection for shooting blurry-free portraits and action sho... read full review

Price Range:
$479.99 - $489.99
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TriStateCamera.com    $479.99
42nd Street Photo    $489.99
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digital camera reviews - 5/22/2009

i just love the canon powershot. it definitely makes the best photos. there is great color in it.

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