James Fee
11-29-2004, 05:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1731620,00.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1731620,00.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Somehow, time has sent almost 11 months of 2004 hurtling past. The year speeds to a close, leaving holidays swirling around us in its wake. With celebrations drawing friends and families together, many will catch the final days, as they race by, in photo finishes. The timing is perfect—<a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1729855,00.asp">PC Magazine's Reader Satisfaction Survey for Digital Cameras</a> is out the door, and it collates what thousands of you told us about your experiences with cameras from the dozen leading makers. Now we lend that report even more power. We've consolidated reviews of the best cameras produced in the last year by the three manufacturers whose models you gave the top overall ratings: Nikon, at 8.6; Canon, second by a hair at 8.5; and Panasonic, at 8.4."</i><br /><br />A look at some of the best cameras by what PC Magazine calls the 3 best manufacturers. None of the cameras on the list will surprise you....