Damien has been writing about photography and photographic equipment since 1997, and has been a professional photographer since 1987 - when digital photography was only a dream. He’s more-than-slightly obsessed with photography and all

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Every piece of equipment that comes our way, whether a camera, a lens or an accessory, gets the same level of careful scrutiny. We discover what products are good at and what they are not so you don’t have to. Tests are not just made in the lab, but our technical findings are also investigated in practical situations to establish what readers can expect in real-world conditions.

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Compact Camera Reviews

Digital compact camera reviews and specifications. Compacts range from enthusiast cameras to simple point and click cameras

Ricoh CX6 Review

The CX series of Ricoh cameras is now in its sixth iteration, with updates to the series arriving with a...

Olympus SP-620UZ Review

Olympus’ update of the SP-610UZ has arrived as the SP-620UZ and it arrives boasting a 16-megapixel sensor, a 21x optical...

Samsung WB750 Review

Samsung’s WB750 is stylish compact with a superb 18x optical wide-angle zoom lens and it replaces the previous WB700 model....