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CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Compact Digital Cameras
Samsung EX-1 review
The Samsung's strength is its combination of features, performance and value for money. It's not the best-handling high-end compact, but it does the job. The question is: do cameras like this have a future when they're up against a new generation of big-sensor hybrids? Read more
13 August 2010 by Rod Lawton
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Canon Digital IXUS 980 IS review
Top dog for the moment, the Canon Digital IXUS 980 IS has the highest resolution in its family -- 15 megapixels. It delivers excellent photo quality, offers plenty of shooting options, and its looks are characteristic of Canon's recent willingness to play with design Read more
21 January 2009 by Joshua Goldman
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 review
This budget digital camera is a £10 upgrade to the Cyber-shot DSC-W35, which buys you a nice brushed-metal fascia and a larger LCD screen. It's not the most exciting camera in the world, but its clear and pleasing photos make it worth a gander Read more
3 April 2007 by Will Greenwald
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Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS review
The Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS does the thinking for you. Its wealth of features include 10 scene modes, plus Canon's Digic III technology, which handles face detection and noise reduction. The screen is a large 76mm (3 inches) and the menu items accessible, so you can keep a clear head while shooting Read more
17 October 2007 by Rich Trenholm
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Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS review
The Canon Digital IXUS 960 IS pushes the boat out with its 12.1-megapixel CCD sensor. Along with a titanium body and 3.7x optical zoom lens, you'll find this rugged compact is actually quite comfortable and has plenty of features and a high ISO setting. Set sail with this IXUS Read more
1 November 2007 by Philip Ryan
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Canon PowerShot A495 review
The 10-megapixel PowerShot A495 is an affordable compact camera that offers good photos for the price. The biggest downside is its fairly slow shooting performance, but at this price you can't complain too much. It's very straightforward to use too Read more
22 April 2010 by Joshua Goldman
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Olympus mju 850SW review
The 8-megapixel Olympus mju 850SW is a solid super-tough camera, which is waterproofed to 3m, freezeproofed for those extra cold conditions and rugged enough to withstand the impact if you accidently drop it. Its images are warmly coloured, while exposure and focus are excellent too Read more
20 May 2008 by Mark Harris
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Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS review
The Kodak EasyShare M1093 is unashamedly masculine in design, with sleek lines, matte black finishing and subtle contours -- all of which we love. It offers a great selection of scene modes, shoots 720p high-definition video and produces good pictures by means of its responsive autofocus and fast snapping speeds Read more
28 October 2008 by Rich Trenholm
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Pentax Optio WP review
Waterproof to a depth of 1.5m, this compact, 5-megapixel point-and-shoot camera is ideal for snorkelling, swimming and other aquatic fun. A few performance issues aside, the slim Pentax Optio WP delivers plenty of user-friendly features and perfectly acceptable snapshot image quality Read more
20 July 2005 by Theano Nikitas
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Olympus Tough TG-310 review
The ruggedised Olympus Tough TG-310 is certainly a robust camera, but there are plenty of more resilient models out there. Its average performance and some usability issues don't do much to further this camera's cause. Read more
29 March 2011 by Nik Rawlinson
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