Simple controls, friendly design and a tiny size make the Nikon Coolpix S220 a great choice for summer snaps.

A sterling budget DSLR with a great range of controls and superb high ISO performance

Forget the low-ish pixel-count, this camera has the lot: handling, features and image quality. Add that to the high-powered battery, good for a claimed 2000 shots, and you have a real belter

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

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

Still a great looking camera that's foolproof to use, but Wi-Fi's now only half the feature it was

An ideal companion for a DSLR, this is a compact for the photography enthusiast rather than the happy snapper

An older Nikon wireless camera, that in its day was a superb 8-megapixel camera in its own right. Small, smart and destined for greatness

The Nikon Coolpix 5400 is the descendent of the Coolpix 5000. In the revamp, it has gained a new 1/1.8in CCD and 4x optical zoom but also loses a couple of useful features, like the LCD status panel and RAW file mode. True, there is a TIFF option, but this is a backwards move in our view.

Just another 4-megapixel camera is what we expected when we opened the box and pulled out the Nikon Coolpix 4500, but this beauty soon proved us wrong.

The Nikon Coolpix 2500 is the latest addition to the Coolpix camera range, and is designed with the camera novice in mind.

It lacks the style of its higher-end big brother, the Coolpix 500, but at half the price, it wont stretch the budget too far.

A favourable choice for the megapixel-focused buyers on a budget

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