What is the world's smallest digital camera which still produces high quality pictures?

Question

What is the world's smallest digital camera which still produces high quality pictures?

Answer 1

Quality is such a subjective question. In order to get small size and maintain image quality, you need one key feature: autofocus.



Of course, it's a compromise. The smallest digital camera that takes decent pictures (much better than most camera phones, for instance) is the Sony DSC-U40. It's 2 megapixels and has an autofocus lens. It has no zoom, but that's sort of necessary given the size. It's 3.3 x 1.5 x 1 in.



If you want a zoom I'd recommend the Canon PowerShot SD30. By using a molded glass aspherical lens, they've made an incredibly compact 5 MP digital camera with a 2.6X zoom. It's only slightly larger and takes significantly better pictures. Size is 3.8 x 1.8 x .9 inches. See the attached link for a sample pic from the camera.