A decent enough addition to the legendary EOS range, but there are too many competitors at this price.

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?

Lacking a few features but for simplicity and decent quality, this has to be one of the best value camcorders around

A pint-sized camera that packs a punch, with consistently good performance in all conditions

A stylish and capable camera, further enhanced by wireless tech

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

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

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

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

It’s the stills camera that thinks it’s a video camera. A high definition video camera.

Expensive but solidly built – a fast way to get superbly vibrant A3 prints.

A beautiful example of high technology, but we have reservations about the ultimate quality of images.

There’s a good range of software and excellent image quality, but you pay a lot for the durability and ADF.

Cheap, sexy, slim and fully-featured. A dream for ultra-portable photography.

It doesn't seem likely that one device could be all things to all people, but the Canon PIXMA MP780 is the closest thing we've seen yet. It has a feature set that would leave few wanting, and is capable of professional results. Not only that, but this is by far the quickest inkjet in this roundup.

Along with the Sony Cyber-shot P-93, the Canon Powershot A95 is the big lad of this roundup with a pretty decent 5-megapixel CCD. The rest vary from 3-4-megapixel. While this does give the Canon a bit of an edge over the competition in terms of resolution and functionality, it's the camera's other attributes that cemented this unit in the top three.

If the Ixus i were any smaller it would be plain inconvenient to use. Weighing just over 100g, it’s certainly a camera you can keep with you all the time. As you’d expect at this size and price, there are limitations, the most obvious being the fixed focal length lens, but there’s plenty else to be thankful for.

Large form factored and decked out in buttons, this unit features the incredibly easy to use Canon Toolbox 4.1 software

One of the larger form-factor units in this months Labs, Canons 9900F comes with a sexy mag alloy top coating and features a clearly labelled and attractive front control panel for easy single button press access.

Having set itself as a stalwart in slimline, ultra-cheap flatbed scanners, Canon is moving into the world of scanners for the serious photographer.