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Best $400 Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 combines a fast F2.0 lens with lightning-quick focusing, and it tops the manual exposure controls that most advanced point-and-shoot cameras offer by adding shutter and aperture controls in video mode. Because the LX5 has been around for a while, you can snap it up for less than $400, a great price for one of the best manual-oriented compact cameras on the market.

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