The chrome-colored Fuji FinePix 2600 Zoom ($220 street) boasts both a 3X auto-focus lens and the ability to record short video clips (although without sound). The sliding lens cover, easy-to-navigate menu system, and grid lines on the LCD viewfinder (for better subject framing) are all great flourishes.

The 2600 Zoom comes with a generous 16MB SmartMedia card and rechargeable batteries. You can shoot with auto-everything enabled, or choose to manually set the white balance, flash mode, and exposure value. The device can also function as a videoconferencing camera.

With the camera's 2.1 megapixels, picture quality is very good when printing images smaller than 5 by 7 inches. The Fuji FinePix 2600 Zoom is a great example of Fuji's superior design, and the included VideoImpression image-editing software is an added bonus.