Latest Cameras

Ricoh has been making compact cameras aimed at pro photographers for the past few years with great success, the GR Digital series proving particularly popular as an alternative to a DSLR. The CX3 is a point-and-shoot that doesn’t offer quite the same level of manual control, but it doe

Canon’s latest launch to join the manufacturer’s DSLR ranks is the feature-rich EOS 550D. Toting a compact, lightweight body akin to the rest of the EOS range, this new model incorporates some technologies that you’d expect to come with a higher-end model, adding appeal to u

Two years on from the release of Sigma’s first-ever compact digital camera, the DP1, comes its successor, the DP1s. This model includes a few design changes to help speed up the operation, but essentially it offers the same core feature set as the original. The DP1s is a well-built

It seems that Sony was listening when we reviewed the TX1 – a high-ranking compact that lacked a wide angle. Enter the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7, with an impressive 25-100mm equivalent focal range. This handles dramatic landscapes beautifully, but if the view is so breathtakingly expansiv

The Panasonic DMC-TZ10 is the latest high-zoom model in its compact range. Equipped with a 12x optical zoom and a 12MP maximum resolution, this camera packs plenty of punch within its neat frame. This model is the older brother to the extremely popular Panasonic TZ7, which has proved a wi

The COOLPIX S8000 is Nikon’s first attempt at a travel-zoom compact, combining a 10x optical zoom lens with a slim and stylish body that can easily be slipped inside a trouser or jacket pocket. The S8000 looks like any other run-of-the-mill compact, but the ability to zoom from 30m

If you’re going to include a touch screen on a compact, you’d better make it a large one. Fortunately the 14.1MP FP3 features a three-inch screen to improve operability and avoid accusations of gimmickry. For those who find such screens fiddly and obtuse at times, it also includes ded

Sony has always produced smart-looking cameras, and the new addition to the Cyber-shot range doesn’t disappoint. The W380 has a compact, curved body that’s finished in four stylish colours with subtle metallic finishes.  This model is not too dissimilar from its predecessor, the

Though the Olympus [mju:] 9010 could be classed as ‘dinky’, fitting easily into a pocket at a moment’s notice, it’s by no means flimsy. Its weighty, blocky build helps to reassure the user that it doesn’t need to be treated with kid gloves. A slim build me

Sony’s flagship full-frame DSLR – the Alpha 900 – finally gave those loyal to the brand something to aim for when it was launched, and helped to re-establish the manufacturer as a key player in the high-end DSLR ranks. Now Sony has produced what is essentially a cut-price versio

Create your own Panorama

Some vistas are so beautifully expansive that a single shot with a wide-angle lens just won’t do it justice. Panoramas allow you to push the boundaries of the frame, leaving the photographer no longer restricted by how wide angle

Take This Shot: Landscapes

We’re lucky enough to have some of the most beautiful scenery in the world in the UK, but taking great landscape shots that capture the beauty of a location isn’t often easy: as with most things in life, practice makes perfect. Mak

Shooting fashion with the Leica X1

Yet again I have the priviledge of testing another beautifully engineered Leica this month: this time it's the small-but-perfectly formed X1. It looks and handles just like a miniaturised M9, with all of the controls you need right at your fingert