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Should I buy a camera or a camera phone? review

Digital Living I've got an old compact digital camera that has just given up on me, so I need to buy myself a new one. Sure, some models use Carl Zeiss optics, but even these can't compete with the lens found on most compact digital cameras.

Tags: compact, digital camera, lens, cameras

26 November 2007, 8:00

Can compact cameras zoom during video?

Digital Living My digital compact camera has video, but it won't zoom during filming -- very annoying! Of course, rules are made to be broken, and the main advantage of small compact cameras and commercial camcorders is their size and portability, so you could...

Tags: shot, compact, tracking, zoom

31 October 2007, 15:28

Is a film SLR camera better than a digital SLR camera?

Digital Living With a dSLR, for a little extra work you're rewarded with much greater control over your images, compared to a compact. Which digital SLR camera would give me the same result, please? I am used to using an ordinary digital camera but have not tried...

Tags: digital camera, digital cameras, raw, noise

28 September 2007, 15:48

What kind of camcorder is best for night-time shooting?

Digital Living I am going to Las Vegas soon and am looking for a light compact camcorder that will cope with capturing the bright lights of Sin City at night, as well as the standard daytime footage. Help! I can stretch to up to £500 for the right piece of kit.

Tags: cameras, night, camcorders, camcorder

19 September 2007, 17:13

What's the best type of image stabilisation?

Digital Living A method that doesn't involve physical movement is more commonly found in compact cameras. I'm looking to upgrade my digital camera for a new one, but this time around I want something that will take less blurry pictures.

25 July 2007, 13:16

Format wars: The tech that should have won

Digital Living With compact cassette you needed to mess about with rewind and fast-forward controls. Why it should have wonLaserdisc was light years ahead of its time, pre-dating even compact disc. Why it lostAlthough 8-track was incredibly popular in the US...

23 July 2007, 10:49

Why do Canon cameras have more than one name?

Digital Living In the UK, Canon uses both PowerShot and Digital IXUS for digital compact cameras, whereas in the US it has PowerShot and PowerShot SD ranges. Most Canon products purchased within Europe, including digital compact and digital SLR cameras, are sold...

23 May 2007, 12:55

Sony Ericsson K610i

Digital Living Compact and stylish, with support for 3G and a 2-megapixel camera, it does it all -- but is it a secret agent in disguise, or just an ordinary phone? Despite its cameo in the new Bond movie, the K610i is more about practicality than glamour.

29 December 2006, 9:26

How can I take pictures without flash?

Digital Living The higher ratings are more common in digital SLRs, although you will occasionally find them in compact cameras. If you'd rather have a compact camera, Fujifilm offers high ISOs on some of its compacts.

13 December 2006, 11:58

What's the best budget PC for all the family?

Digital Living It's difficult to tell exactly what you mean by "not for loads of money", but for around £650 you can get yourself an HP dx5150 -- a small form factor (highly compact) PC that can do just about everything.

29 November 2006, 16:23

Mobile phones to upgrade your life

Digital Living There are times, however, when he doesn't need or indeed want a large dSLR or even a compact camera. He doesn't want to carry a laptop around, however, and would prefer a more compact solution. We found four unhappy mobile phone owners who yearned...

28 November 2006, 16:06

Canon HV10

Digital Living Take £800 out of your pocket and you should have space for the Canon HV10, a compact camcorder that squeezes enough pixels on to its sensor to record 1080i hi-def video. Is this little camcorder a big star?

27 October 2006, 13:20

What camcorder for filming kids in low light?

Digital Living It's best to use compact fluorescent energy-saver bulbs, as these will last longer and do less harm to the environment. I need a camcorder to take video of my 1-year-old to send to my parents in Australia.

14 September 2006, 16:02

Which laptop bag should I get?

Digital Living Due to new security measures at airports you might want to find a compact bag that doesn't measure more than 450mm wide by 350mm tall by 160mm deep. I need to get a bag for my 14-inch laptop, so I can take it with me on trips and on holiday.

6 September 2006, 16:58

Choose the right Bluetooth headset

Digital Living The Motorola H700 has a unique extendable boom mic that folds down to a more compact size. Not only are they more compact, they also tend to have a wider choice of designs. For example, Jabra offers the BT160, which comes with 33 different...

15 August 2006, 17:46