The bright spot in Japan's domestic auto industry these days is a kind of car no one's heard of in the U.S. It's the ultracompact, known in Japan as the "kei" car.

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Besides being almost as thin as a credit card (not really), this award-winning ultracompact boasts a pretty impressive set of features, including a maximum ISO of 4000 (no word on noise at that level, however), 2.5-inch LCD, and Super Shake-Free image stabilization.

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