Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On

Wednesday night at the Sony press conference, one presenter joked that we're all too caffeinated to shoot good photos. That may be true, but with cameras so small these days, there's just no hardware to grab and stabilize your shots. Well, thank your lucky megapixels for technology, because many manufacturers are rolling out anti-shake technology in their cameras. Some employ software tricks to stop your shaking, while others use actual hardware that smoothes your shots. Here's a quick rundown of a few new anti-shake stars:

• Casio's Exilim EX S600, due in February for $399, offers 6 megapixels and a nice 2.2-inch, bright LCD.

• Sony's CyberShot DSC-T9, 6 megapixels and a 2.5-inch LCD, shipping now for $449.

• Panasonic wins the clever-booth prize for its wobbly platforms, which help shake your shots around. Anyway, the Lumix DMC LX1 is an 8.4 megapixel camera packing a 16:9 CCD for snapping wide-aspect photos. The Lumix has been out a few months, and runs about $500.