A brilliantly implemented live-view mode and high specs don’t justify the extra price over its sibling

The entry-level market is heating up with new cameras from Canon, Pentax, and Sony.

The camera giant throws its weight behind flash-memory with its first solid state video cameras. It's also the first from Canon to record at 1920 x 1080 Full HD.

Canon's new 600i series of digital video cameras doesn't offer any major changes to the 500i series, just a continuing improvement in quality and a few nice extras. The cameras still look the same and are just as easy to use, but the new top of the range 650i is about as good as you are going to get in its price range.

We've found a digital compact under $150 that's not junk. Canon’s efforts to swamp the planet under five feet of compact cameras continues with its latest batch of PowerShot models.

Anyone who used the IXUS 40 mightwonder how Canon could possiblyimprove on it, but that’s precisely whatit has done.

A true pro camera that slots in nicely between the flagship Canons

When using most digital cameras (including Canon PowerShot) landscape images often have terrible, u...

ONe of the big decisions for HD camcorder buyers will soon be whether to go flash or hard disk. Canon's latest include full AVCHD support and your choice of flash or HDD.

An ideal first DSLR thanks to onscreen help. It takes great shots and the battery lasts for ages.

Finishing a point above average overall, Canon's PIXMA iP5000 was unlucky to miss out on our coveted recommended award, pipped at the finishing line by Epson's PictureMate small format printer. Canon's five individual ink cartridges is a great system that allows you to replace only the inks you need without needing to replace a whole colour cartridge as is the case with the HP PhotoSmart 8150 printer.

Excellent performance and features, but at a price that’s too high

An expensive and unusually poor Sony product.

The JVC cameras all rely solely on digital zoom – and as long as we didn't use the zoom, the 520 performed well enough. However, as soon as you want anything more than 2x or 3x magnification, the quality deteriorates quite rapidly. It uses a 0.8-megapixel CCD and records stills to the memory card. While the specs are similar to Canon's MV530i, the performance was not.

Impressive optical quality and storage space, though a touch expensive

A good mini-cam that compromises on some features in return for high portability. It has similar specs to the MV630i but a $600 higher price, so the cost for the reduction in size is a noticeable one. It is comparable with the other mini cameras in the lab.

If you want your film to look good in front of an audience of thousands, these are the cameras you should be using.

Not the pinnacle of image quality, but superbly compact with plenty of neat features

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Cheap, easy to use and quick. But the quality on offer lets it down.