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Out of thousands of reviews for 287 products, over 300 people recommended Digital Cameras specifically for Autofocus. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Canon PowerShot  S5 IS Digital Camera $355 - $400 Compare Prices
  • Great Affordability
  • Excellent Image Stabilization
  • Fast Shutter Speed
  • 8.3 Megapixel
  • Released 1 year ago
18 People Recommend
"it also gives a preview of the end product (including focus, light exposure, and overall color) when shutter button is pressed halfway down to focus, which allows me to change the necessary settings…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"it allows her to use an automatic mode when she wants but also allows her to have full control of the camera settings for special types of photography.…"

- Mwave.com User

"after many hours with canon tech support, we still cound not get the camera to focus, it would beep and keep searching for the subject and never did get a sharp or even close picture.…"

- Paul from WV at Circuitcity.com


No 2 Canon PowerShot G9
Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera $499 - $569 Compare Prices
  • Easy To Use
  • Great Durability
  • Excellent Battery Life
  • 12.4 Megapixel
  • Released 1 year ago
8 People Recommend
""this camera offers almost as much flexibility as dslr and the face detection works really well.i was a little disappointed with the flash, but not so much to where i wouldn’t buy it again.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"the g9's face detection system truly works, (don't snub your nose at this feature either...) give it a chance and save the metering and people posing headaches.…"

- Photoalley.com User

"it's great having the option not to be fully automatic and use the manual settings .…"

- Photoalley.com User


No 3 Canon EOS 40D
Canon EOS 40D Digital Camera $718 - $1,300 Compare Prices
  • Fast Shutter Speed
  • Easy To Use
  • Comfortable To Hold
  • 10.5 Megapixel
  • Released 1 year ago
7 People Recommend
"there is no real perceptible lag between turning the camera on and being ready to shoot, and the auto focus is blazingly fast.…"

- Photoalley.com User

"you get more shots well focused on subject than with d30.…"

- Photoalley.com User

"my favorite add-on accessory for my 40d is canon's canon ef-d focusing screen for canon eos 40d digital slr camera while there are third-party focusing screens for the eos 30d, i really love this…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS Digital Camera $260 - $550 Compare Prices
  • Good Digital Zoom
  • Great Image Stabilization
  • Nice Autofocus
  • 8.3 Megapixel
  • Released 1 year ago
6 People Recommend
"it's fully automatic mode is sufficient for most types of picture needs but this camera offers enough manual settings to intimidate novices.…"

- Buydig.com User

"only downside i can see so far is the manual flash where you have to physically lift the flash instead of doing it automatically.…"

- Carlo from New York, NY at Circuitcity.com

"with its face detection technology and digic iii image processor, it creates amazing photos.…"

- Cameraworld.com User


No 5 Canon Ixus 75
Canon Ixus 75 Digital Camera $165 - $350 Compare Prices
  • Compact
  • Excellent Affordability
  • Easy To Use
  • Camera Type: Compact
  • Released 9 months ago
6 People Recommend
"i was a little nervous about buying it because some users reported that it took blurry photos, but it only takes blurry photos if you do not allow the camera to focus (hold the button down part…"

- Amazon.com User

"one small frustration and i think with all point and shoot digital cameras is the flash defaults to automatic and sometimes i wish it could default to "off" because its enough light to shoot without…"

- Amazon.com User

"it has automatic settings for the casual photographer and lots of advanced settings for those of us who like more control over our photos.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 6 Nikon D300 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera
Nikon D300 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera $660 - $2,380 Compare Prices
  • Easy To Use
  • Excellent Image Quality
  • Excellent Battery Life
  • Camera Type: SLR/Professional
  • Released 1 year ago
5 People Recommend
"if you want a fully automatic everything camera this may not be the camera for you.…"

- customer from Costa Mesa , Ca at Circuitcity.com

"all i could do was put the camera on auto focus, zoom into the maximum of my 200 mm lens, and under nearly blinding conditions, keep shooting while using the roaming auto focus as we flew over each…"

- Tom from Pismo Beach, CA at Circuitcity.com

"imho this is the best camera in nikon's lineup considering it boasts the same focusing system, metering system, and superior resolution to the d3 and even the canon 1ds mk iii.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 7 Canon PowerShot A590
Canon PowerShot A590 Digital Camera $104 - $238 Compare Prices
  • Good Affordability
  • Great Digital Zoom
  • Camera Type: Standard Point and Shoot
  • Optical Zoom: 4x
  • Released 9 months ago
4 People Recommend
"satisfaction because the picture to picture time frame with flash on is about 8 to 10 seconds and if you do not use the flash you pictures can be a tad out of focus if you move during the shot.…"

- Me from Douglas, GA at Buy.com

"i like the features, in that i can use either the full automatic or use it in manual (ie.…"

- Charles from Reading, PA at Circuitcity.com

"we set it on automatic and went to the waterfront and got beautiful pictures suitable for framing.…"

- Butch from Depew NY at Circuitcity.com


No 8 Fuji FinePix S2000hd
Fuji FinePix S2000hd Digital Camera $224 - $330 Compare Prices
  • Good Image Quality
  • Excellent Battery Life
  • Camera Type: Standard Point and Shoot
  • Optical Zoom: 15x
  • Released 2 months ago
4 People Recommend
"picassa works well with my olympus and canon.i have to do an extra step (create a destination folder in picassa) - whereas previous cameras would create the folders automatically.if you are looking…"

- AMSA from San Jose, CA at Circuitcity.com

"i like that you automatically adjusts to the different lighting situations.…"

- Jasmine from Detroit, MI at Circuitcity.com

"the video, while not brilliant, is as good if not better than some of the fixed focused small memory based video-cams.…"

- Patrick from New York, NY at Circuitcity.com


No 9 Fuji FinePix S8000fd
Fuji FinePix S8000fd Digital Camera $290 - $400 Compare Prices
  • 8 Megapixel
  • Camera Type: Standard Point and Shoot
  • Optical Zoom: 18x
  • LCD Panel Size: 2.5 in.
  • Released 1 year ago
4 People Recommend
"the s8000fd is still a solid camera, however, and does a good job of bridging the gap between fully automatic and fully manual shooting.…"

- Matthew Ruiz at Infosyncworld.com

"lots of photographic settings for speed and aperture for manual shots also fully automatic for point and shoot.…"

- stephenm1 at Shopping.com

"with the addition of 18x opt zoom, face detection and dual image stabilization wow!!…"

- Photoalley.com User


No 10 Pentax K20D
Pentax K20D Digital Camera $760 - $1,304 Compare Prices
  • Camera Type: Standard Point and Shoot
  • LCD Panel Size: 2.7 in.
  • Released 10 months ago
4 People Recommend
"the image quality of the da* lenses is outstanding and complement the k20d very well especially with the sdm focusing (fast and quiet)and weather-sealing. …"

- Amazon.com User

"with the green button, i can be in manual mode but have an automatic resetting any time the light changes, from full sun to shade. …"

- Amazon.com User

"there are some minor things like the formating, it's 100 times faster than my k100d, the focus is faster also. …"

- Amazon.com User


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