Epson L-500V

screen, usability, memory, battery, price

67% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

The L-500's excellent display is a good selling point to be sure, but otherwise this is an ordinary camera

Attractive, compact, and sturdy. Large LCD. Very good pictures. Decent video.

No optical viewfinder. Limited manual controls. LCD is hard to read in bright sunlight.

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The camera's second unusual function seems a bit funky, but will appeal to some snapshooters. Epson's Print Image Framer is a collection of digital "frames" that you can add to your photos to give them an extra touch of fun. The frame is associated...

Sharp 2.5-inch LCD

Awkward thumbstick

Simple to use and offering good image quality, the large Photo Fine screen is the stand out feature of a stylish little digital camera

Modest manual control, no optical viewfinder and slightly soft images tarnish an otherwise great little camera.

The Epson L-500V is great easy to use compact model that boasts enough resolution and image quality for prints up to A4 and over. The large screen is not unique on such digital cameras, but the high-resolution Photo Fine technology is a standout...

Compact size, Solid build, In-camera image stabilization makes all lenses better for low light shooting, Same sensor as 7D, Kit lens covers 18-70mm 35mm equivalent range, Very good to excellent low-light capability, Excellent battery life, Decent...

Proprietary hot shoe, No PC sync port, No video recording (a fact of life with SLRs), Hand grip may be uncomfortably small for some users, Image noise slightly high at ISO 1600, RAW+JPEG option only saves fine-mode JPEGs. (But that's not a bad...

The L-500V's 3x optical zoom lens has a focal range from 5.6-16.8mm, the equivalent of a 34-102mm lens on a 35mm camera. Focus ranges from 19.7 inches (50 centimeters) to infinity in normal focus mode, with a macro setting that lets you get as close as...

The L-500's excellent display is a good selling point to be sure, but otherwise this is an ordinary camera

Low noise ; sharp 2.5-inch LCD ; continuous shooting mode

Awkward thumbstick ; mediocre video quality ; no optical viewfinder

The most obvious differences are the L-500V's spacious 2.5-inch LCD (but at the expense of an optical viewfinder) and rechargeable battery. The oversized, sharp LCD makes it exceptionally easy to read and navigate menus, but the thumbstick is awkward...