Photography: Getting reasonable results on a budget

Find out what we think of the Minolta Dimage digital cameras, and the analogue cameras we still use.

[31 Dec 2011]

This camera epitomises the "just work" requirement for digital cameras. It has quite a modest feature list - no wireless interface, no GPS ...

[12 Jan 2011]

Looking at the digital camera market, you'd wonder where the exciting new developments are going to emerge. Up until a few years ago the pace ...

[31 Aug 2009]

Veho USB Microscope - VMS-004 Deluxe, £53.95 from Clickashop. Magnification: 20x - 400x Max, Capture Resolution: 1600 x 1200. USB Microscope ...

[19 Nov 2008]

Argos has been advertising big price reductions on their digital cameras. Here are the ones of interest to us (at least 3x optical zoom, Li ...

[15 Jun 2008]

They have a good selection of cameras but the ones that catch my eye are: Panasonic DMCFS3EBK at £130, 3x optical zoom, 8Mpix ...

[24 Jan 2008]

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2008/01/24/42993/uk-start-up-claims-gps-can-be-added-to-all-digital-cameras.htm Swindon-based start ...

[04 Dec 2006]

The features I'm looking for: Compact (light and slim) High quality optics Good at close-up shots (sub-10cm) Tough construction High number ...

[07 Nov 2003]

The best place to go for camera reviews is dpreview.com. It's for the US market, so all the camera prices are in US dollars ...

[05 Nov 2003]

We started off by buying a Minolta Dimage S304, reasonably priced and with glass optics. It was a 3Mpixel, 6x optical zoom camera driven off ...

[13 Feb 2006]

Wow, this is smart! The Kodak V570 Dual Lens Digital Camera is simliar in specification to the V530, but it was two lenses - one for regular ...

[09 Oct 2005]

My camera of choice is the Kodak LS743. Note that all the cameras reviewed below are video-capable, so there are plenty cheaper options (higher ...

[01 Aug 2005]

We're not highly impressed with the video quality of the Dimage S314. It only captures at 320x240 (giving a pretty grainy picture), the sound ...