Top digital camera and camcorder gift picks
2011 Holiday Gift Guide
CNET's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide
Canon PowerShot S95
If your budget stretches to about $400, the PowerShot S95's full set of manual controls and excellent low-light photo quality make it a can't-miss ultracompact gift choice for advanced photographers, as long as they don't shoot a lot of action. By the time you read this it may have been superceded by the more expensive and feature-rich S100, but the S95 remains a solid gift buy.2011 Holiday Gift Guide
CNET's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide
Nikon D7000
If you can afford it, the D7000 is a great gift for any creative photographer. Its combination of design, feature set, performance, and photo quality is hard to beat, especially as a gift for a Nikon shooter who wants something a bit better.2011 Holiday Gift Guide
CNET's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3
If you know someone who's been complaining that her point-and-shoot (or phone) isn't fast enough, good enough, or flexible enough, this camera is the perfect next step. It's relatively compact, but delivers SLR-quality photos and speed in the interface and design she's used to.2011 Holiday Gift Guide
CNET's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide
Canon Vixia HF M400
Recording video clips on a phone or camera is fine, but if you know someone who wants to document the entire kids' school play or soccer game, you need a real camcorder. The HF M400 is a bit expensive, but it delivers the excellent video quality that your friends and family want to commemorate the important events in their lives.2011 Holiday Gift Guide
CNET's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide
Sony Handycam HDR-CX130
It's not the best HD camcorder, but it's the best value--a solid model that won't make you break open a second piggy bank--and easy to use.2011 Holiday Gift Guide
CNET's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide
Kodak PlaySport Zx5
An exemplary shoot-and-share minicamcorder, the PlaySport is a very good choice for capturing those spur-of-the-moment clips. Plus, its rugged construction means you can take it where other devices can't go.2011 Holiday Gift Guide
CNET's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide