The near-identical models of the JVC Everio GZ-MG300 series--the MG330, MG335, MG360 and MG365--are budget-priced, hard-drive-based camcorders that are nice enough, but produce typical low-budget video.

Having reviewed the entry-level Olympus E-500 digital SLR a couple of months ago, this week I'm taking a look at its more expensive stable mate, the mid-range E-330. Available for £799 body only, or £879 with the 14-45mm standard zoom

Fujifilm has recently introduced two new cameras, in the process launching a completely new series of budget-priced compacts, the J-series. I looked at the ultra-compact FinePix J10 a few weeks ago, so today it's the turn of the other new

I don't know what you folks out there in readerland have been doing to your cameras lately, but there seems to be a trend at the moment for making cameras that are able to withstand the kind of heavy-duty treatment

It's been a while since I've reviewed anything from Olympus other than several fantastic E-system digital SLRs and several more slightly disappointing mju and FE compacts, so it's refreshing to see the company return to a style of camera it

It is an accepted fact that technological gadgets such as computers, music players and of course cameras get smaller, cheaper and more feature-packed as time goes by. This year's cameras will have more powerful sensors, better lenses, faster performance and

It's taken Olympus over 4 years to update its professional model the E-1 and release the E-3, which is a long time in digital camera terms. Although Olympus and Panasonic were the pioneers of Live View systems, the feature is

Back in September last year I reviewed the Olympus mju 760 and mju 780 , a pair of 7.1-megapixel cameras which at the time represented the bottom and middle of the Olympus' premium range of weatherproof pocket compacts. While both

Back in March of this year I reviewed the 18x zoom, 7.1 megapixel Olympus SP-550UZ . While I was impressed by its design and huge list of features, I was less impressed by its image quality, especially considering its hefty

On Tuesday I reviewed the Olympus mju 780, the mid-range model from the popular range of weatherproof compacts. Today I'm taking a look at a similar model from the lower end of the range, the mju 760. I don't usually

Having been fairly impressed by the entry-level Olympus FE-250 last week, today I'm taking a look at a mid-level camera from the company's premium compact range, in the shape of the mju 780 (known as the Stylus 780 in the

The original mju range was Olympus' flagship film compact and offered weatherproof protection. That was transferred to digital cameras , after overcoming the problem of heat dissipation from the electronics and sensor, with the launch of the mju 300. Olympus

On days like today, when it's pouring with rain, blowing a minor gale and the wind-chill is freezing the nether regions off any brass monkeys foolish enough to venture outside, as a photographer you've got a perfect excuse for staying

Back in June I reviewed the Olympus mju 720 SW, a seven-megapixel compact camera designed for extreme durability - shockproof and waterproof to a depth of three metres. I had several reservations about it, not least its limited battery life,

When I first tried this new Olympus E-510 DSLR last week, I was initially puzzled by some of the noises it was making, which is unusual for me. I've been reviewing digital cameras for about ten years, and in that

Just over a month ago I reviewed the Olympus FE-230 , a sub-£100 entry-level 7-megapixel compact camera with a minimal set of features. I was as bit disappointed with it, and only awarded it an overall four out of ten,

On Tuesday I reviewed the Olympus E-510 digital SLR, a £600 high-spec semi-pro DSLR with body-integral image stabilisation, SSWF anti-dust system and monitor live view, and I was more than a little impressed with it. Today I'm taking a look

As well as its premium line of mju (µ) weatherproof compacts and excellent E-series digital SLRs, Olympus makes a more modest line of compact snapshot cameras, the FE series. It's been a while since I last took a look at

I really wish Olympus would make up its collective mind about the FE range of mid-priced digital compacts. Are they supposed to be good, or are they crap? Last August we saw the disappointing FE-230 , then in September we

Hailed as the world's smallest and lightest DSLR, the Olympus E-420 replaces the E-410 in the Olympus Four-Thirds system line-up. With 10 million effective pixels, from a total of 11.8 million, it seems like Olympus may have hit a bottleneck