Sanyo's Xacti range has just got serious, with 1080i 'full HD' from a pocket-sized camcorder. This we gotta see...

Perfect size. Hot shoe and mic input. Great footage. Solid build

TV playback issues. Software problems on editing

Designer chic and a low price rarely go hand in hand, but the 7.2MP Z10fd does style on a budget

Simple interface. Stylish

Soft, grainy shots. Plasticky body

Samsung's slim snapper wants to be loved for its media skills as much as its papping ability. It's bagged a CES 2008 Innovation award - but will it get a Hot Buy?

Solid and stylish. Decent image quality. OK media player

Too expensive. Harsh flash. 2.5mm headphone socket

Budget compacts have never been better value - but can Casio's latest Exilim survive in a world of increasingly capable camphones?

Sturdy. Slim. YouTube capture mode

Low-res LCD. Shutter lag. No bundled SD card. Feature-poor compared to top-end cameraphones

Stretching the limits of what you can expect from a pocket-size snapper, let's have a warm hand for the T200...

Superb photo quality. Great touchscreen interface. Decent zoom range

Grainy, blurry screen

Canon's latest stab at a 'serious' pocketable camera steps a little closer to perfection, but still has a little way to go

Compact for a bridge cam. Excellent RAW mode. Good stabiliser

Only just too fat for pockets. Poor at high ISO. Expensive

Taking more pictures than a Japanese tourist? Then get yourself this 80GB photo viewer and carry on snapping, our shutterbug friend

Cheap. Takes SD or xD cards. Good image quality

No image stabiliser. Slow lens

A feature-packed big-zoom cam with a budget price tag? And a Fuji that doesn't rely on xD cards? Hmm, sounds interesting…

Cheap. Takes SD or xD cards. Good image quality

No image stabiliser. Slow lens

Nikon's superzoom is the priciest you can find - is it worth the outlay, or should you be saving your pennies for beer and poker?

Great range. Sharp. Vibration Reduction

Price. Bulk

Now you can go wide-angle with an Olympus Four Thirds DSLR - just as long as you can stump up over a grand. Ouch!

Extreme wide angle. Low distortion. Good build quality

Price. Can't fit filters