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"   If you&amp;#039;re at all interested in photography, you&amp;#039;ve noticed a trend over the past few years towards hybrid cameras which deliver the image quality of an SLR in a pocket-size package. Photographers pretty much universally use big clunky SLR&amp;#039;s. But most people don&amp;#039;t want to carry such heavy models around, so they use their cellphones which are in their pockets anyway, sacrificing the clarity of their pictures for convenience. The other option has been point and shoots but many of these compact cameras don&amp;#039;t deliver photos much better than the ones a cellphone takes. But, finally manufacturers have figured out a way to shrink the SLR package by removing some of the optics (also making it not an SLR by definition), without forfeiting the ability to  shoot great pictures. There have been many of these hybrid cameras introduced into the market recently (Panasonic Lumix, Sony NEX 3, Olympus Pen), but a good choice, and the most recent to enter the market and to best GHRI tests is the Nikon 1. In our hands-on it had superb image quality, quick focusing, the ability to shoot consecutive photos without delay, a plethora of lens options, and it&amp;#039;s easy to operate. At around $600 the Nikon 1 is pricey, but it&amp;#039;s a gift amateur photographers will be more than happy to find under the tree and happy to carry around! Below are sample photos we took with the Nikon 1. Check out other best-of-test cameras in our recent reviews.   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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