Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N2

Buttons are so uncool: all of the cool products these days come with touch-screen displays, at least that's what many seem to think. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N2 follows this trend by replacing the conventional slew of buttons with a 3-inch touch screen menu system. Instead of buttons and dials for setting modes and controlling the features of the camera, it’s all done through the on-screen menu with a fingertip. It’s an interesting idea that leads to a clean design; there are only three buttons on the back of the camera, so novice users don’t get confused about which button to press.

But there’s more to it than a fancy menu: the N2 (which is an update to the N1 that was released last year) is small, at the size of a pack of cards, and shoots high resolution 10.1 megapixel images. It’s built around a 1/1.7-inch Suoer HAD CCD sensor and includes 256MB of internal memory. But is it worth the sizeable $449.99 price tag? Read on to find out…