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• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: If you simply must have the longest zoom in the room, the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS satisfies. Read review

Specs: Full body, 12.1 megapixels, 50 x, 1/2.3", BSI-CMOS, Optical

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: Though it's a perfectly fine entry-level camera, there are better options for the money than the Canon EOS Rebel T3. Read review

Specs: SLR, 12.2 megapixels, 3 x, 29 - 88mm F/3.5, 14.7 x 22mm, CMOS, Optical

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 29 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS is a point-and-shoot camera with a 35x zoom lens. As long as you're not expecting much more than that, it's a very good megazoom. Read review

Specs: Full body, 14.1 megapixels, 35 x, 1/2.3", CCD, Optical

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 9 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT is an exceptionally small and lightweight camera designed for amateur digital SLR photographers, but it delivers the responsiveness and image quality you'd expect from a semipro model. Read review

Specs: SLR, 8 megapixels, 3 x, 14.8 x 22.2mm, CMOS

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 24 reviews

The Bottom Line: A top megazoom option, the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS offers a 20x zoom lens and HD video, which you can't get in a similarly priced dSLR, and delivers more features and slightly better performance and photo quality than the cheaper SX10 IS. Read review

Specs: Full body, 10 megapixels, 20 x, 1/2.3", CMOS, Optical