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  A surprisingly low-priced, 8 mg, 5x zoom, sharp IQ pocket camera

PROS: ---a 5x optical, 5x digital zoom lens ---sub-compact size fits easily in a pants pocket ---excellent, sharp image quality and color rendition ---solid construction, AA (2) batteries ---8mg resolution and very bright LCD ---multiple face recognition, red-eye prevention and removal, advanced shake reduction ---automatic, program, manual, portrait, night, video, and multiple scene modes ---surprisingly low price

CONS: ---high drain on batteries ---ISO 400 noticeably noisy, 800 and 1600 too noisy ---lacks optical image stabilization

OVERALL SCORE:8/10