Olympus' Tough 1030SW doesn't take massive leaps ahead of its predecessors, but it does introduce a few minor improvements and remains a good choice for users after a unit that can take more than its fair share of punishment.

The PowerShot S70 costs more than many point-and-shoots, but the payoff of a wide-angle lens, 7.1 megapixels, and superior picture quality will be worth it for advanced hobbyists.

A rare misstep for Canon, the PowerShot A450 captures exceptionally accurate colours, but falls down in several other areas, resulting in less than crisp pictures.

While the FX50 did exhibit a lot of noise, it was extremely small and it performed well in all our other tests, so unless you're magnifying your shots to a great degree it may be a contender.

While it does offer some nifty features, the FX07 produces noisy pictures no quite on par with other competing models.

A solid camera that has some nice features and takes reasonable quality pictures.

Although it's quite bulky, the S80 offers an excellent list of features for a compact digital camera.

The Kodak P880 would have been a great camera but for problems with image quality, and massive write times for the advanced file formats.

The Panasonic DMC-FX9 is a wonderful looking compact camera that takes nice shots, has great battery life and operates very quickly.

A fairly poor choice in this price point, especially compared to Olympus' other offerings. Only recommended for new users

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.

This is a very ordinary camera with very little to make it worth recommending. Look elsewhere.