Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150 
$250 
Excellent ergonomics and beautiful images. Only drawback: You have to use Sony's proprietary memory cards.
Casio Exilim EX-S10 $200
Ultra-thin body. images much improved from past models. A touch slow, like its forefathers.
Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS $199 
Crack image quality and stylish design, but the housing is too plasticky to guarantee durability in the field.
In the endless parade of cheap, shirt-pocket-size digi-snappers, this lithe, 10-megapixel, 3X optical zoom Fuji stands out for its excellent image quality and highly intuitive user interface. It's quick on the draw with MPEG-4 video — just hit the Movie button next to the shutter and it instantly switches to camcorder mode — no missed must-have YouTube moments. Now-ubiquitous face-detection and red-eye-reduction functions make your subjects look marvelous. Sleek design makes you look like 007.