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Canon have done exactly what they had to do with their latest entry-level DSLR by adding new features like their EOS Integrated Cleaning System and the larger 2.5-inch LCD screen. There is no doubt that this camera will sell by the bucket-loads and any consumer wanting to take their first step into DSLR ownership won’t go far wrong with this DSLR, but while the 400D offers a good all round performance, it is no longer top of the class.

The Nikon Coolpix S9 would make a perfect Christmas gift for the snap-shooter in your family, but if you’re a more serious photographer you probably wouldn’t rush out and buy one for yourself. The two words that best sum-up the S9 are “stylish” and “adequate”. The “S” in Nikon Coolpix S9 stands for “Style”, and this camera certainly delivers on that promise. 

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The Canon PowerShot A640 is, then, a reliable all-rounder that, with that 10 megapixel resolution, sets itself up as a possible back up compact for DSLR users (if they can make do with JPEG-only capture). Shame also about the lack of a built-in image stabilization of any sort; something that would have made the A640 even more compelling for the more demanding user…

So overall, the new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX07 is a stylish, easy to use, point and shoot camera with that 28mm lens as its main attraction, just like the older FX01. The noise issue is by no means a show-stopper, particularly if you live in a sunny climate or tend to shoot mostly outdoors, but it does stop me from recommending this camera more strongly. If only Panasonic had spent more time trying to reduce the noise levels without losing detail at ISO 200 and 400…

Samsung NV7 offers a truly unique user experience, but sadly the images that it produces do not match the high quality of the rest of the camera. Thankfully the purple fringing problem that plagued the NV10 has been largely cured on this camera, but the NV7 is still as noisy, with even the slowest speed of ISO 100 displaying some noise. The image stabilisation system compensates for this to some extent, in that you can set the camera to ISO 100 and use slower shutter speeds than normal, but Samsung really needed to come up with a better sensor than the one in the NV7…