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.

Superb build quality and performance make this a worthwhile upgrade for serious amateurs.

Canon’s SLR fails to make the enormous splash of its predecessors, but it’s still a great camera in its own right.

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

A significant overhaul and a great camera. At this price it’s the best all-round package on the market

Canon’s splashed into shallow end of the DSLR pool again with an entry-level model based on the 450D. Will it win gold or need water wings?

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.

Canon continues the good work and delivers another winner with the MP610.

Canon’s first hard disk-based AVCHD camcorder gets it mostly right, with a good level of features and the best image quality we’ve yet seen from the format.

A stylish and capable camera, further enhanced by wireless tech

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

Canon are only the second manufacturer in the Australian market to provide a flash based video camera (Panasonic is the other). Daniel Long gives his first impressions.

The lack of a separate status LCD is annoying, but the 400D is great value and capable of great quality

Well-equipped and quite quick, but the quality is patchy

A brilliant performer, particularly in terms of photo image quality. It’s superb value, too.

Canon grabs the crown for the most fully featured HDV camcorder for under $1500

It certainly isn’t pretty, but with results like these for such a low price the MP180 is hard to ignore

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

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

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