It's not going to fit in your pocket, but if you can live with that limitation, the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS gives you a lot of camera -- and a very useful 10x optical zoom lens -- in a body that's still reasonably compact. The lens is coupled to an 8.0-megapixel CCD image sensor, and although that's not as high resolution as some of the latest digital cameras on the market, it's plenty for most uses and should yield less noise than a higher-res sensor of equivalent size would. Fairly approachable for beginners with a range of automatic controls and scene-mode options, the Canon SX100IS also offers a wide range of functions including a fully manual mode that will please more experienced users. Read the whole review here