Small, sleek, easy to use and capable of producing excellent results, no matter where you are.

A cheap and cheerful camera, but short on elegance, quality in low light, and ease of use.

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

A step forward in resolution for pocket video cameras, but it’s far too pricey for the features and quality on offer

Two Kodak cameras and each capable of rich looking 720P HD video. Whether you’re looking for a big zoom or a pocket snapper, these two models have it covered.

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.

High resolution stills and laudable quality for the money, but image stabilisation isn’t the best

The smallest, cheapest camera on test, but unsurprisingly, it also has the poorest image quality

It's a mini adventure with the S10. A go anywhere, shoot anything cam that won't break the bank and delivers well for its size

A superzoom without stabiliser is like a car without suspension. Prepare for a rocky ride

The Vivicam 6200W is terminator-tough and cheap enough to condemn disposable underwater cameras to the low-tech graveyard

Not worth the extra money for the media ability, but a solid performer

Gotta love that revolving screen – but remind us again what exactly the point of it is

Megapixels are a plenty, but the real selling point here is that impressive lens. It’s just a shame that some noise issues cloud matters

Another compact crams in too many megapixels. But if you never look at pictures at pixel-level you’ll be dead pleased with this Pentax

The Olympus Mju Mini S makes a unique style statement for the cost of an everyday budget snapper

If used properly this rugged camera is well worth the money and makes you feel a little more manly into the bargain

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

A well-built and stylish compact. Only a sluggish menu system lets it down

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