Beautiful, ultra-compact, super-slick and friendly to use, plus great quality. A winning combination from Canon.

Are you still confused about what sort of camera to purchase? We take a look at some of the differences between stand-alone video cameras and dual-use compacts that promise to do everything. Are video cameras still even necessary? We've got some answers.

A digital camera industry bigwig says 12 megapixel cameras are more than good enough - confirming what we already knew, that you're better off looking at camera features rather than focusing on megapixels.

This morning it was Canon’s turn to show off a sackful of new digicams – including the 12x optical zoom-packing SX200

They’re pricey, but these high end compact cameras make other power zooms look positively tubby

Cameras and accessories to whet the appetite of photo enthusiasts

We've been lucky to have hands-on review time with two of the most hotly-anticipated compacts cameras we've seen for some time. See our photos and first impressions of the Powershot SX200 IS and Lumix DMC-TZ7 (also known as ZS3)