] Since 2001, I've conducted semiregular roundups of the
] latest digital cameras. (To prevent the FedEx boxes from
] burying my entire front yard, I limit the survey's
] entrants to those with a street price under $300.)
]
] Over the last four years, the cameras have blossomed.
] Crude point-and-shooters have become attractive, compact
] wonders with full manual controls and circuitry that's
] fast enough to capture full-TV-screen movies with sound.

State of the Art: All This, and They Take Pictures, Too