Tiny, intuitive and a great performer, the IXUS 85 is the ideal carry-anywhere camera

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

In too many ways, this IXUS isn’t good enough to justify its high price

A superb camera that takes fantastic pictures, and offers excellent portability and versatility

Superb, stylish, solid... but sabotaged by poor controls

Small but solid. The Ixus 75 is perfect for holiday snappers – just watch out when the sun goes down

The AF could do with being a bit quicker, and a longer zoom would be good, but it’s still a gem

Canon shows off its highly anticipated 450D DSLR and Ixus 970 compact in Bris-Vegas.

A stylish and capable camera, further enhanced by wireless tech

Two of the best small compacts on the market. Quality differences are on a knife edge, but the Canon wins for superior features and handling.

A superbly easy-to-use and feature-laden compact camera that’s well worth the price.

A superbly easy-to-use and feature-laden compact camera that’s well worth the price. Same titanium shell as before, with a lowlight ability.

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.

If there's someone in your life without a digital camera, there's never been a better time to get them started. Compact cameras now offer 8-12 megapixels for under $500, and provide large LCDs for easy viewfinding and shot setup as well as automatic face recognition, multiple focal points and more!

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

In the words of Amy Winehouse: they tried to make us buy this Kodak, but we said ‘no, no, no’

The S51c combines good looks, neat technology and quality images in one reasonably affordable package

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

Dreaming of a super-skinny touchscreen compact for Christmas? For around $400, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 has finally convinced us touchscreen cameras are a good thing.