We had mixed initial impressions of the Olympus Mju410. For starters we couldn't even decide what to call it, as the packaging and manuals refer to the µ [mju:] 410 Digital, which is a ridiculous mouthful. ...

Without doubt the Kyocera Finecam SL300R is the most unusual digital camera we have ever seen. Well, there are one or two novelty designs on the market so perhaps we should qualify that comment by saying ...

The HP Photosmart 945 is the biggest, bulkiest and heaviest camera in this group by a wide margin. In fact at first glance you may not even realise that it is a digital camera as it ...

In many respects the Casio Exilim EX-Z4 is an evolution of compact cameras such as the Canon IXUS. For one thing it's tiny, with the same profile as the IXUS but 4mm slimmer, and for another ...

If you've seen a Canon IXUS before then the new IXUS 430 will be quite familiar to you. Externally similar to the previous models, Canon has added some new features and updated the specification, but at ...

Canon's PowerShot range never seems to us to be quite as appealing as the Ixus range, yet Canon is committed to it, having updated the old A70 with this newer model, the A75. The first thing ...

Our initial impressions of the Mercury CyberPix S-450V digital camera weren't very favourable, as the image resolution was on the lowest setting of a choice of 1,024 x 768, 2,048 x 1,536 and 2,560 x 1,920 ...

Trust's 950 Powerc@m Zoom is slightly smaller than many other 3-megapixel cameras, with dimensions of 93 x 56 x 39mm and a weight of 135g, and the rest of its specification is conventional too. It has ...

If you've ever cursed yourself for not having a camera with you because you gave up lugging the heavy things around, then Sony's 2-megapixel Cybershot DSC-U40 could be the camera for you. Measuring just 83 x ...

There is little doubt that Canon is a market leader when it comes to digital cameras, and the IXUS range is right at the top of company's popularity tables. Digital cameras get 'refreshed' at regular periods, ...

With a 4-megapixel resolution, the Optio 450 should meet most general hobbyists' needs. A4 prints can be output at very usable quality from a camera of this specification, and anything requiring lower resolutions, from standard-sized snaps ...

The Camedia C-350 Zoom is grouped at the Olympus Web site with other cameras under a heading of 'easy', where the alternative groupings are 'creative', 'stylish' and 'high end'. This, as much as anything else, indicates ...

Slowly but surely, Trust's range of digital cameras is playing host to a flirtatious relationship between value and quality. Truth be told, value has been at the altar for some time, simply awaiting the arrival of ...

Standing out from the crowd on looks alone, the Minolta DiMage Z1 is a 3.2-megapixel camera with a 10x optical zoom, and should please both point-and-shoot and more advanced users with its mix of automatic and ...

Looking very much like its predecessor, the well-liked Coolpix 5000, the new 5.1-megapixel Coolpix 5400 from Nikon features an improved 4x Nikkor zoom lens and other updated refinements. Like the earlier model, the Coolpix 5400 is ...

We've got this theory that technology will destroy the world. It's not a particularly original thought and we've certainly watched Terminator a few too many times, it's true, but it seems inevitable to draw only one ...

Kodak's 3.1-megapixel EasyShare LS633 is the world's first camera to use an OLED display instead of the more traditional LCD display. It's a stylish design offering good features and image quality. The undoubted star of the ...

HP has been plugging away making cameras for the last five years or so, yet many of the main digital camera outlets don't stock them. This is a shame - just because HP's background is in ...

Samsung may not be one of the first names to spring to mind when you think of digital cameras, but the company has a good name for quality compact conventional cameras and now offers a wide ...

Like everything else in the electronic field, camcorders have been gradually shrinking in size. Yet there comes a point where a fine balance has to be struck between convenience and performance and JVC believes that its ...