With the Nikon Coolpix S30, Nikon have stepped into a new category of camera, and it's all about family. This is a camera you can put into the hands of your children without worrying about how much damage they'll do to it.

Built like a plastic...

The Nikon 1 J1 doesn’t offer as many features as its sibling camera the Nikon 1 V1, but as a result it is a mite more compact. These two cameras make up a new category for Nikon under the name "Nikon 1" and we managed to get our hands on both...

Nikon has announced two new compact system cameras: the Nikon 1 V1 and the Nikon 1 J1. We got our hands on both new cameras today, so until we can bring you our Nikon 1 V1 review, we’re happy to pass on our first impressions.

The Nikon...

Competing for the crown in high-end compacts is the Nikon Coolpix P7100, which replaces 2010’s Coolpix P7000. It puts itself up against the likes of the Canon PowerShot G12, hoping to appeal to those who want full control from their compact,...

At one time all digital cameras were made this way. Fashioned obviously from plastic with a blue-grey hue and power coming courtesy of two bog standard AA batteries, they were viewed as PC peripherals rather than the lifestyle accessories of today.

Upon...

Samsung has just dropped a camera payload in the form of five new compact cameras., which it hopes will keep fashion-conscious party goers happy for quite some time.

We'll crack straight on into the various offerings which include the Samsung...

First shown at Photokina in 2010, Olympus has made the XZ-1 prototype a reality at this year’s CES in Las Vegas. 

The new camera, the Olympus XZ-1, will become Olympus’ new flagship model offering consumers something that sits just...

Olympus has updated it’s E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera at CES in Las Vegas bringing with it a number of new features, a slightly refined body and the ability, with an optional Bluetooth accessory, to have images sent wirelessly to a smartphone...

The G12 is Canon's new premium PowerShot digital compact and while it inherits most of the key feature of its predecessor, the G11, it also builds on these with some neat new equipment. The new kit includes a control dial on the front for enhanced...

Fujifilm’s W3 has two lenses for shooting true 3D images and a massive 3.5-inch lenticular screen that allows for viewing in 3D without the need for glasses. But just how good is it?

The Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 updates the previous...

The Canon PowerShot S95 updates the S90, one of our favourite cameras of 2009. It occupies the same position at the top of Canon’s compact range, theoretically slotting in under the G12. It shares many features of the G12 that will appeal to...

It would be easy to mistakenly dismiss this new 10-effective-megapixel, 5x optical zoom (24-120mm equivalent in 25mm terms) model from Samsung as “just another” premium priced compact, and indeed it has arrived with a distinct lack of trumpets...

Pocket-lint got some exclusive hands on time with the Canon PowerShot G12 behind closed doors before the global announcement today. We've brought you the news and shown you the camera from every angle, but here's what we garnered from our time with...

Predicted, rumoured, leaked, the Canon PowerShot G12, the latest update to Canon's high-end G-series compact cameras, has now been officially launched.

The G12 replaces the G11, filling in one of the obvious omissions by including 720p video...

Canon has released the next model in their G-series of high-end compact cameras in the form of the PowerShot G12. As ever, Pocket-lint got hands-on the new model for your viewing pleasure.

In the hands the PowerShot G12 looks and feels the...