A high-resolution camera that does its best to prevent you taking bad shots.

This reasonable camera has an incredible LCD, but is dogged by a few design and lag problems.

Lots of manual controls and great image quality are offset by the C-55's sluggish response time.

A very small, very stylish camera that is a great offering for beginner photographers.

This camera would serve most people's needs, but is not exceptional. We would only really recommend it if you do a lot of macro photography.

An incredible looking camera with enough battery power to go all day. For its price it is a reasonable alternative, but if taking brilliant pictures is the primary concern buyers may want to look elsewhere.

Overall a solid camera, if not one that truly stands out from the crowd.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T33 can take pleasing photos, but its most attractive aspects are its 2.5' LCD and ultrathin body.

A good camera that does many things very well. It is let down a little by its design and the fact that it costs about the same as many higher resolution models.

Produces top-notch photos and will appeal to photographers with a stash of Nikon lenses.

The Minolta 7D offers a profusion of manual controls and an innovative anti-shake feature, but its image quality was sub-par.

The small, lightweight Nikon D70s offers conveniences you won't find on many other models, though its image quality lags behind many other SLRs.