Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Verdict: The Canon PowerShot S3 IS is not your average digital compact camera with a large zoom range. It is in fact a multimedia device. After all, this camera enables you to do so much more than take photos; you now have the choice of video clips with stereo ...

Review summary: Canon has produced a new camera that excels in taking high quality photos. The canon powershot S3 IS digital camera also possesses a crystal clear lcd screen that displays photos and videos clearly

Review summary: The third incarnation of Canon's consumer superzoom 'compact' with a range of new features uping the pixels to 6 million and a fast aperture of f2.8 ......

Verdict: Like other recent Kodak cameras, the Z710's controls are rather intuitive. A large dial on the camera back lets you choose your shooting mode, though all manual exposure modes, as well as program, are grouped under one setting.

Review summary: An update to the PowerShot S2, bringing a flexible mix of features, zoom and image stabilisation in a surprisingly compact package. Here is the camera that came 3rd in our "cameras for £250" buyer's guide...

Pros: Comfortable body with logically arranged controls and a good grip, swivel and tilt LCD and a high-quality lens with effective image stabilisation

Cons: The LCD is small for the body size, the menus are long and there's no RAW option.

Verdict: There are similarly-priced digital SLRS that have better performance; pay more and you'll get better image quality too. But they'll be bigger and more complicated. The combination of the excellent zoom, good image stabilisation and wide range of ...