As I mentioned in my last post, I'm a big fan of Canon's Digital ELPH series, but I can't tell you how many times friends have called me from Best Buy in a state of confusion about which one to buy. It's no wonder. Stop into any electronics store today and you'll find a slew of ELPH models and they all look pretty similar to the untrained eye. So here's a quick primer on what's what, broken down by resolution (since for better or for worse, that's how most people seem to shop for cameras). For comparison's sake, I included current pricing from Amazon.com.

Canon PowerShot SD950 IS ($340) - released August 2007: This is Canon's current top-of-the-line model (successor to last year's SD900 which you'll still find in some stores). It sports a sleek, rugged titanium body, 3.7x optical zoom lens (36- to 133mm), an Optical Image Stabilizer, Canon's latest face-detection autofocus technology, in-camera red-eye correction, and like all the current ELPHs, uses Canon's top-end DIGIC III image processor.

OfficeMax Unveils Top Gifts for the 2007 Holiday Season

NAPERVILLE, Ill., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OfficeMax(R) (NYSE: OMX) , a leading provider of office products and services, announced today that function, style and creativity are the key motivators behind many gift hunts for the 2007 holiday season. OfficeMax is featuring an expanded technology selection to include a new generation of digital photo cameras, printers, digital photo frames and new HP Notebook and Desktop holiday bundles, made exclusively for OfficeMax. In addition, OfficeMax ImPress(TM), OfficeMax's print and document services, has enhanced its selection of customizable calendars and holiday cards in keeping with the current trend of giving personalized calendars and holiday cards as keepsake items.

"This year our customers are looking for gifts that are useful and fun, so they are frequently used and appreciated and not just left to sit on a shelf," said Ryan Vero, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer for OfficeMax.

Killer of Adrienne Shelly Pleads Guilty

Diego Pillco, an illegal immigrant from Ecuador who was arrested days after Shelly's body was discovered in her Greenwich Village apartment, admitted in a New York courtroom on Thursday that he killed Shelly while trying to rob her. He then hanged her in an attempt make her death appear like a suicide, the Associated Press reports. Pillco said Shelly caught him stealing money from her purse and threatened to call police. He is to be sentenced on March 6, and will receive 25 years in prison, says AP. Shelly, 40, was born Adrienne Levine in Queens, N.Y., and raised on Long Island. At the time of her death, she and her husband, Andy Ostroy, had a 3-year-old daughter, Sophie. Shelly had worked steadily acting in film, theater and television, but later turned to writing and directing and made her feature-film directorial debut with 1997's Sudden Manhattan.

Posts in Digital Cameras

The LS80 also offers several interesting features which Panasonic claims will make it really easy to capture good images. We've picked out four of these: Intelligent ISO control: Said to minimize motion blur by automatically adjusting the ISO and shutter speed settings in reponse to the motion and light conditions. Quick AF system: Which starts focusing on the subject before you half-press the shutter button, speeding up the autofocusing process. Auto Macro mode: Aims to automatically switch to the macro mode when shooting closeups. Other key features: These include high ISO settings (up to ISO 6400), SDHC card support and WVGA video recording at 30fps.

The Lumix hits US retail shelves in February. We're waiting for more word on availability for Asia. .

Monday wild card

Now, the boys are allowed to make the faux flatulence sounds only in the house and the car. Wonder what the neighbors woulda thought of the Armpit Serenade Contest at Cruisers Mini-Sturgis 2006 at Stateline two days ago? Or the Best Butt Crack Contest? When in Rome

How could well-educated Bangkokians be deceived but poor lowly ...

I sure like to see Aphishit's promises of 12 year-free-education, free medical treatment for all, minimize traffic congestion in Bangkok, fight the corruption and drug, minimize or stop the ongoing violences in the south! Tell me about it fools!

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