Try as we might to escape its influence , the saving continues to drive the cerebration of many — to distraction , forth from Detroit , and toward inexpensive epitome capture gadget . It ’s this last content that we focus on in this installment of the Macworld Podcast .

I ’m connect byMacworldsenior contributor , professional lensman , and multimedia maven Ben Long to look at today ’s most cheap full stop - and - shoot photographic camera . allot to Ben , these close to $ 100 photographic camera backpack far more slug than you might ideate ( and “ smile detection ” to boot ! ) .

After the breakage , the discussion turns to cheap pocket camcorders .

Before we launch into these word , I tender my 2 cents on 129 cent tracks from the iTunes Store .

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Show Notes

I start the podcast by blab about what the remotion of DRM from music tracks at the iTunes Store might intend . If you ’d like more detail , take a look at my DRM - free iTunes : What it think of for you .

During our discourse of cheap pointedness - and - shoot cameras , Ben routinely say “ We look at … . ” He conjure up the Royal We to hint thatMacworldwill be release a point - and - shoot camera vendee guide in the near future . Keep your eyes peeled .

Ben also cite his script andTuscan Digital Photography Workshop . Among Ben ’s many books hisComplete Digital Photography , has earned a prized place on my bedside board . It ’s made me a far better shooter . well still , is pass time shooting with the incredibly affable Ben Long . He ’s a patient and deliberate teacher and a heck of a squeamish guy rope . If you ’ve ever wanted to dissipate in Italy , and learn a lot while doing it , you could n’t ask for a more capable companion .

In our 2d interview , we bring up a few pocket HD camcorder that I ’ve reviewed over the last twelvemonth . Those review article let in Kodak ’s Zi6 , Pure Digital ’s Flip MinoHD , DXG ’s DXG-567V HD , and Creative Labs ’ Vado HD . We ’ll be discussing these and full - sizing HD camcorder in an upcoming HD camcorder buyer ’s guide . Again , eyes peel , please .

take note : When discussing the price of these pocket camcorder I misspoke — stating that the safe price I ’d seen for the MinoHD and Vado HD was in the low $ 100 range . What I should have said is the lowly $ 200 range .

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Updated to alert listeners to misspeaking the price of the MinoHD and Vado HD pocket camcorder .