The Contax U4R has a host of other useful capabilities, including manual ISO equivalents from 50–400, the provision for setting sharpness in five levels and chroma in three levels, and a white balance system that features fully automatic operation as well as Sunlight, Overcast, Incandescent, Fluorescent, and Preset modes. The camera can also capture VGA movies with audio at 30 fps in the AVI format up to the maximum capacity of the memory card. As with continuous shooting of still images, a high-speed SD card is necessary to take full advantage of the maximum performance in the Movie mode. Priced at $449.99, the U4R costs as much as some 6- or 7-megapixel digicams, but—as we’ve said before—there’s more to image quality than pixel count. If you appreciate fine design, superb build quality, and performance to match, the U4R is definitely worth considering. For more information, go to www.tocad.com. We Rate It Camera: Contax U4R Category: 4-MP Digicam Autofocus Performance 4 Metering Performance 5 Feature Set 4 Ease Of Use 5 Ergonomics 5 Value 3.5 4.4 Overall Specifications LENS: 5.8–17.4mm f/2.8–4.7 IMAGING ELEMENT: 4.2-megapixel 1/2.7” CCD STORAGE: SD/MMC memory cards FOCUSING: 9-point multi-AF or spot AF selectable METERING: Program AE with exposure compensation capability SHUTTER SPEEDS: 1 sec to 1¼2000 ISO SETTINGS: 50–400 LCD MONITOR: 2.0-inch TFT POWER SOURCE: 3.7-volt lithum-ion battery DIMENSIONS: 4.0x2.5x0.75 in. WEIGHT: 5.0 oz. STREET PRICE: $449.99 DISTRIBUTOR: Tocad America, 300 Webro Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054; 973/428-9800. www.tocad.com More Online For more detailed specifications, or to read past reviews of other compact digicams, visit the archive section of our website at: photographic.com/digitalcameras