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Rick Rizner
A digital camera conundrum: Many advanced models have all the controls you could want but are so large that they require big, hefty straps so they can hang around your neck--and then you feel as if you're dragging a boat anchor. Most pocket-size cameras, on the other hand, are no sweat to carry but have few manual controls. So how do you get a camera that's easy to bring along but still gives you the features you need?
Two cameras that attempt to combine the best of both worlds are the Olympus C-60 Zoom and the Canon PowerShot S60 (the latter of which we are currently testing and will report on in an upcoming review). Each is compact enough to fit in a pocket, and each has high megapixel imaging (6 megapixels for the Olympus and 5 for the Canon) and advanced creative controls that will appeal to experienced photographers.
In the C-60 these advanced controls include aperture-priority, shutter-priority, and full-manual exposure control, plus exposure bracketing and flash output adjustment. You also get a My Mode setting, not commonly found in point-and-shoot cameras, that allows you to save your favorite settings. You can use the camera's noise- reduction feature to make night shots look better (or you can use the night-shot scene mode, which...