This month in digital cameras.

Digital cameras with telephoto lenses are getting more popular--and less expensive. Last month, looked at three pricier, 5-megapixel cameras with long zooms--Sony's 5x Cyber-shot DSC-F717 (****1/2), Minolta's 7x Dimage 7Hi (****), and Nikon's 8x Coolpix 5700 (****). This month, I review three hot new models with long zoom lenses, all priced below $600: Fuji's FinePix 3800, Hewlett-Packard's Photosmart 850, and Olympus's C-730 Ultra Zoom.

Be sure to consider the potential trade-offs of a camera with a long zoom lens--an electronic viewfinder (EVF) that is often not as clear as ...

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