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CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Compact Digital Cameras

Best camera of 2011

We look back on the ten best cameras of 2011 and pit the year's finest compacts, superzooms, interchangeable lenses and dSLRs head to head. Read more

8 December 2011 by CNET UK staff

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Compact Digital Cameras

Compact digital cameras buying guide

Cut through the jargon with our guide to buying the best compact digital snapper. Read more

13 October 2011 by Nik Rawlinson

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Compact Digital Cameras

6-megapixel compact cameras

In the compact camera market, 6 megapixels is the new black. It's the safest bet for camera manufacturers, guaranteeing their compacts will measure up to the competition without looking overdressed -- at least during 2006... Read more

14 July 2006 by Mary Lojkine

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Compact Digital Cameras

Cameras with image stabilisation

Image stabilisation addresses one of the common causes of blurred photographs: camera shake. You might think your lens is no good, or blame your camera's autofocus mechanism, but it's probably your unsteady hands that are at fault. Read more

10 August 2007 by Rich Trenholm

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Compact Digital Cameras

Enthusiast cameras for learning about photography

To move from casual snapshots to more creative photography, you need a camera that gives you more control. Digital SLRs mean bulk and expense, so check out these enthusiast compacts, which combine manual controls with a pocket-friendly size and weight Read more

23 March 2007 by Mary Lojkine

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Compact Digital Cameras

Olympus Pen E-P3 hands-on

The Olympus Pen E-P3 is the latest model in the retro-styled Pen range of lens-swapping snappers. It's still got the kitsch appeal of its predecessors but adds new features such as a touchscreen, flash and super-speedy autofocus. Read more

30 June 2011 by Rich Trenholm

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Compact Digital Cameras

Samsung Digimax i5 preview hands-on

Samsung dips its toe in the ultracompact pond with this promising little digicam. It offers 5 megapixels, voice recording, a 64mm display and a 3x optical zoom that, unusually, works with the VGA movie mode Read more

23 August 2005 by Robert Dubbin

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Compact Digital Cameras

Best cheap cameras

You don't have to sell a lung and a kidney from each of your offspring in order to afford a camera that can take good pictures. There are plenty of decent, cheap snappers around, and, if you're prepared to make a couple of compromises, you can come away with a bargain. Read more

23 August 2010 by Rod Lawton

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Compact Digital Cameras

Olympus Pen Lite E-PL3 hands-on

If three is the magic number, the lens-swapping Olympus Pen E-PL3 and its new folding screen should have plenty of tricks up its colourful sleeve. Read more

30 June 2011 by Rich Trenholm

CNET UK > Reviews > Cameras and Camcorders > Compact Digital Cameras

Best interchangeable lens compact cameras

Compact cameras with interchangeable lenses are rewriting the rules of photography. Here's our pick of the best. Read more

17 July 2012 by Nik Rawlinson

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