Casio's Exilim EX-Z4U is one of the smallest digital cameras on the market, but it's loaded with features. The size of a credit card and under 1 in. thick, with 4-megapixel resolution, this camera fits into a docking station so that, sensibly, the LED viewscreen, not the lens, faces you. The EX-Z4U has a 3X zoom lens and sells for under $400, with dock. Best of all, there's just a 0.1-sec. lag time after you press the shutter until it takes the picture—far faster than most digital cameras.
When it's time to edit your vacation movies and put them on DVD, you might want to use Hewlett-Packard's new DVD Movie Writer DC3000. This external DVD writer has a built-in analog capture card that lets you easily transfer home videos directly from tape to a digital format. The unit comes with a full suite of software to enable video editing along with photo, music and data applications, and it lets you write and read CD-R, CD-RW and DVD+R/+RW discs.
The Photosmart 945 is HP's biggest and best digital camera to date, offering 5.3-megapixel resolution with an 8X optical zoom lens. The optional camera dock allows easy sharing of photos to computer or printers and recharges the batteries.
