Ben Pitt

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

Fujifilm FinePix XP30 review A handsome little camera that's built to withstand water, impacts and cold. Sadly, image quality is astonishingly bad.

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.

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.

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.

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

Sigma DP1x review A quirky camera with plenty of charm, but it struggles to compete with big-sensor compacts from the better established brands.

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.

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.

Avid Studio review An impressive new editor that attempts to bring the best of all worlds to consumer video production – and almost succeeds.

Nikon Coolpix S3100 review A stylish ultra-slim camera at an attractive price, but image quality is simply appalling.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18 review Builds on its excellent predecessor with more of everything, but the competition has caught up.

Sony Alpha DSLR-A580L review Feature-packed and capable of high quality photos, but automatic exposures could be better.

Nikon Coolpix P7000 review High image quality and lots of impressive features, but painfully slow menus are enough to put us off