Cameras for $300

How Much Photo Quality for $300?
By DAVID POGUE

You may have your holiday traditions: caroling, stockings, candles, whatever. But here at The New York Times Institute of Gadgetology, we have a tradition of our own. Every December since 2001, we’ve asked: “How much digital camera can you get for $300?” More

Tuesday...

Tuesday I called in sick. My nose had gone out of control on Monday... or so I thought. I lounged around the house and read a Walter Jon Williams novel about the New Madrid earthquake, well most of it anyway. I finished it up last night around 1:30. Too much pseudophed? I'd just finished a novel of his that I had to force myself through, so it was a pleasant change. On the other hand, this morning I'm wishing I'da packed...