Nikon D5100 18-55mm VR Kit review Takes beautiful photos and videos but at this price it needs more accessible controls. We'd stick to the cheaper D3100.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3 review Image quality isn't outstanding but the long list of great features makes this an impressive all-rounder
£300
Fujifilm FinePix XP30 review A handsome little camera that's built to withstand water, impacts and cold. Sadly, image quality is astonishingly bad.
£167
Xara 3D Maker 7 review Creating cheesy, dated 3D text animations has never been so easy. If that's what you really want, we can't fault it.
£30
Olympus Tough TG-310 review Image quality is nothing special, but this rugged, waterproof, low-cost camera makes a lot of sense in inhospitable environments.
£143
Cakewalk Sonar X1 Studio review Tremendous editing power at an extremely competitive price, but the redesigned interface doesn't go far enough for our liking.
£169
Canon EOS 1100D review It might be short on exciting extras but the Canon EOS 1100D's ability to take gorgeous photos is hard to fault
£499
Sigma DP1x review A quirky camera with plenty of charm, but it struggles to compete with big-sensor compacts from the better established brands.
£561
Nikon Coolpix L120 review An odd mixture of cut-price and highly capable features, but solid image quality and a competitive price add up to an attractive deal.
£210
Steinberg Cubase Artist 6 review Eclipsed for value and power by its siblings, but this mid-price version of Cubase is still an excellent choice for recording musicians.
£228
Avid Studio review An impressive new editor that attempts to bring the best of all worlds to consumer video production – and almost succeeds.
£135
Nikon Coolpix S3100 review A stylish ultra-slim camera at an attractive price, but image quality is simply appalling.
£119
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18 review Builds on its excellent predecessor with more of everything, but the competition has caught up.
£230
Sony Alpha DSLR-A580L review Feature-packed and capable of high quality photos, but automatic exposures could be better.
£600
Nikon Coolpix P7000 review High image quality and lots of impressive features, but painfully slow menus are enough to put us off