Sony Digital Cameras, Compact

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Sony has packed an impressive amount of technology into the 10.2-megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-WX1, while keeping it tiny and lightweight. Capable of delivering some very good photos, it's also one of the quickest cameras we've tested in its class, making it well worth considering

Editor's rating 8.0

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W270

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W270's specs certainly gives this compact a fighting chance among its fierce competition. From its 5x wideangle zoom, automatic scene detection, HD movie mode, plus all kinds of face detection, this slim snapper could be one to keep handy

Editor's rating 7.1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300

Sony's Cyber-shot W series is the one to choose if you just want a top-quality everyday camera. For around £190, the top-of-the-range W300 gives you an amazing 13.6-megapixel sensor, a titanium-coated body, advanced face and smile detection, ISO 6,400 and 5fps shooting

Editor's rating 7.5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T300

As the latest offering in its T series, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T300 comes packed with all the features you could want in a compact point-and-shoot camera. From face detection to smile shutter, it also includes onboard editing options and a variety of snapping effects

User rating 2.0

Editor's rating 7.6

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3

This year, we saw new superzooms without electronic viewfinders, and the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 is one of this new breed. This 8-megapixel compact packs in the manual features, plus a long zoom lens in a camera that's smaller -- if not lighter -- than most superzooms

Editor's rating 7.0

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T30

Sleek and compact as ever, the latest in Sony's T series features optical image stabilisation and a 76mm LCD screen. Its 58MB internal memory comes in handy if you take advantage of the camera's built-in slide-show mode. Good picture quality and speedy performance also recommend it

Editor's rating 7.6

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M2

Thanks to good image quality and a big, bright LCD that's usable in sunlight, this hybrid still camera/camcorder is a surprisingly good point-and-click 5-megapixel snapshooter -- assuming you're willing to pay a premium for a camera with a 3x zoom, no manual controls and no bundled memory card

Editor's rating 7.4

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1

Despite the headline touch-screen and photo-album features, the DSC-N1 remains a basic 8-megapixel, 3x optical-zoom ultracompact camera for everyday photography, with reasonable image quality

User rating 8.5

Editor's rating 6.6

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1

An easily rotated LCD screen, plenty of manual controls, a sharp Carl Zeiss lens and a 10-megapixel sensor recommend the DSC-R1, an intriguing bridge between the world of user-friendly prosumer cameras and the more complicated world of high-quality digital SLRs

User rating 8.0

Editor's rating 7.7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-V3

Editor's rating 7.1