January 7, 2009 2:30 PM PST
Samsung's basic ultracompact for the shaky
Posted by Joshua Goldman
(Credit: Samsung) If you'll be shopping for a simple, small digital camera when spring 2009 rolls around, you may be interested in this 10-megapixel model from Samsung. The SL420 has a 5x optical zoom and dual image stabilization--optical and digital-and a 2.7-inch LCD on back. It's otherwise unremarkable. However, you will find now-standard features like face, blink, and smile detection and an ISO range up to 1600 at full resolution and up to ISO 3200 at 3 megapixels. If that's too much camera for you, look into the SL102, which pares everything back to just a 3x zoom, digital image stabilization, a 2.5-inch LCD, and only face detection.