stmoritzer check out which one of the cams you're eyeing is "popular" or are receiving the most clicks on dpreview. I noticed that the most popular cams tend to be good ones. You're right the more expensive cams arent always the best but the added price normally goes to better specs and more features.
You might always want to consider the GUI and hardware user interface. The button placement is a big thing to think about.
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