Cameras and accessories to whet the appetite of photo enthusiasts

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

Are you still confused about what sort of camera to purchase? We take a look at some of the differences between stand-alone video cameras and dual-use compacts that promise to do everything. Are video cameras still even necessary? We've got some answers.

They’re pricey, but these high end compact cameras make other power zooms look positively tubby

We've been lucky to have hands-on review time with two of the most hotly-anticipated compacts cameras we've seen for some time. See our photos and first impressions of the Powershot SX200 IS and Lumix DMC-TZ7 (also known as ZS3)

A digital camera industry bigwig says 12 megapixel cameras are more than good enough - confirming what we already knew, that you're better off looking at camera features rather than focusing on megapixels.

This morning it was Canon’s turn to show off a sackful of new digicams – including the 12x optical zoom-packing SX200

If there's someone in your life without a digital camera, there's never been a better time to get them started. Compact cameras now offer 8-12 megapixels for under $500, and provide large LCDs for easy viewfinding and shot setup as well as automatic face recognition, multiple focal points and more!

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.

A lovely compact cam and a decent HD camcorder in one

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’

This well-built compact is a solid point-and-shooter, but it struggles in low light

Not the slimmest any more, but still amazingly compact. A very capable cam if you don’t mind the menus

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

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

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

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