Amy Davies

Updated Sony's RX100, the best-selling premium compact camera, has been improved with a better sensor, Wi-Fi, NFC and a tilting screen.

Updated In a declining compact market, camera manufacturers are turning their attentions to producing better image quality in what seems like ever smaller packages.

The Sony HX60V includes an impressive 30x optical zoom in a relatively small body, plus the latest Bionz X processor for better image quality than from the HX50V.

Updated Small on size, but feature-rich the Alpha A5000 promises to deliver the goods.

Updated The Canon IXUS 265 is a good all-round compact camera for those looking for something to slip in a jeans pocket for holidays, nights out and more.

Updated With its 65x zoom range, electronic viewfinder and Wi-Fi, the SX60 HS looks a winner.

Updated Replaced by both the D3300 and D3400, the D3200 still offers plenty for the new photographer.

Panasonic's latest travel compact gets an 18-megapixel sensor, but was this a good idea?

Sony's full frame RX1R II high-end compact camera is expensive, specialized and brilliant.

Canon's new PowerShot looks like a mini DSLR you can fit in your pocket, and we have a full review.

Squeezing a 1-inch sensor into a slim body, the G9 X promises real quality but in a pocket-sized camera.

Is this the perfect superzoom travel camera for taking on your holidays? We put the Sony HX90V to the test.

Sony updates its premium bridge camera with a new sensor, performance enhancements and 4K video – but is it still too pricey?

Pentax tries to muscle in on Canon and Nikon's enthusiast DSLR turf with the help of its cutting edge Pixel Shift shooting mode

The S9900W boasts a 50x optical zoom, and the Wi-Fi equipped version enables remote shooting. But it's hardly an evolutionary leap from its predecessor.

The pocket-sized Olympus Stylus SH-2 packs a long 24x optical zoom and is designed to be the perfect travelling companion.

The Canon SX710 has some attractive features for the holidaying photographer, notably a 30x optical zoom, manual control and W-Fi.

The 83x optical zoom is a world first, but the Nikon P900 also features full manual control, Wi-Fi and an articulating screen.

With a blend of high-tech features and old-school looks, the Nikon J5's charms extend to a greater audience than ever before.

The Panasonic SZ10 has some great features such as a 12x optical zoom and inbuilt Wi-Fi, which should make it a great camera for holidays and family use.

Pentax drops the flashy gimmicks of the K-S1 for its new DSLR.

Pitched as an ideal camera for travelling and holidaying photographers, the TZ57 is a budget version of the TZ70, but it still offers a good feature set.

A pocket-friendly design, generous zoom range and built-in Wi-Fi make Nikon's S7000 the ideal travelling companion.

The Nikon Coolpix P610 features a 60x optical zoom, an articulating screen, in-built viewfinder, Wi-Fi and NFC – shame it's missing raw format shooting, though.

Fuji's XP80 is waterproof, freezeproof, dustproof and shockproof – but can it also offer decent image quality?