The Casio Exilim EX-Z700 has been Reviewed by Thinkcamera where they say, 'This is going to come as no real surprise - Casio get another ThinkCamera Editor's Choice for the Z700. It does everything that the Z600 does with more pixels and a couple of new tricks. Low light shooting isn't quite as good but it's still better than 90% of the cameras we test so I'll let that one slide. Online prices go all the way up to £250 but shop hard and you should get the camera and some memory for less than £200 which makes it a great buy.' The Casio Exilim EX-Z700 received a 9/10 stars from the group.

The Sony Cyber Shot DSC-N2 has been Reviewed by Imaging Resource where the group writes, 'Again making waves in the digital camera marketplace, Sony innovates with the Cyber-shot DSC-N2. The camera's touch-screen technology allows for a clean body style (perfect for pockets) while enabling a much simpler user interface. Touch controls not only extend to the Sony N2's main menu functions, but also let you alter images in-camera with the Paint tool, and pinpoint focus exactly where you want it as you shoot, all with a simple touch of the screen. Add to this the Sony N2's 10-megapixel CCD, available manual exposure control, and host of creative tools, and you have an extremely capable camera that takes great pictures in a wide range of situations.'

A review of the Kodak EasyShare v610 was done by Cameras.co.uk where they write, 'The Kodak Easyshare V610 is a very slim digital camera with a 10x optical zoom lens. In fact at the time of writing this review the Easyshare V610 is the smallest digital camera available with such a long zoom.' '...Kodak should be applauded for their ambition when building the Easyshare V610. In my view there are a few compromises when it comes to image quality, but if you want a pocket sized digital camera with a very long zoom lens this is the only camera available.'

A review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 has been completed by PhotographyBlog where they write, 'The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 is the second-ever compact digital camera to feature a 16:9 ratio CCD sensor, following on from the original LX1 model that was released back in 2005. The 16:9 format is perfect for viewing on your widescreen TV or just for achieving a more panoramic effect. Panasonic have sensibly added a wider 2.8 inch LCD screen to the DMC-LX2 to match the ratio of the sensor.'

One free photo tip you want to incorporate into your set of photography skills is the use of background when taking pictures. We'll use photos taken by shiroibasketshoes for this educational tip.  You want to emphasize your subject in the photo. Try and avoid background that is distracting. You don't want poles sticking out of people's heads, or wires going through their ears.

We'll look at a few examples using four photos from shiroibasketshoes. In the first digital photo, the background contains a distracting set of shades. Your eye is drawn away from the subject.

See what happens when the girl in the nurse outfit, in the 2nd photo, is shot combining the photo tips of getting close and using less distractng background You see her, and not the shades.

Use a plain background when possible. It's difficult not to notice all the automobiles in the third picture. Notice how nice it is to view the pretty girl on the beach with the plain sand as a background.

It may seem obvious and simple, but using background appropriately, can really enhance the quality of the photos you take. Have fun with your photography, but keep those photo tips handy.

The Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T10 has a Review on it done by Imaging Resource where they state, 'Compact digital cameras often trade off performance and responsiveness in an attempt to wring a few extra minutes of life out of their tiny batteries. The Sony T10 was a refreshing exception to this trend, offering very nimble performance as well as surprisingly good battery life for such a tiny camera. Shutter lag was particularly impressive, but shot to shot speeds were quite good as well. The only timing parameter that seemed at all sluggish was its continuous-mode speed, at just over one frame per second, for up to five frames in sequence. All in all, an impressive performer for such a compact model!'

The group at CNET has a review on the Canon Powershot A710 IS where they write, 'Once again, Canon has delivered a great value with it's A series in the form of the A710 IS. With its addition of image stabilization, you should be able to shoot a couple of shutter-speed stops slower than you normally would, making the long end of the zoom lens even more convenient, and the camera's usable ISO 800 setting will let you capture images in situations when IS is not the answer. Plus, for average situations, the camera's image quality is quite good for the money. Most casual shooters and simple snapshooters will find that the A710 IS is plenty of camera for their needs, and its versatile controls make it a nice spare camera for more advanced shooters, as well.'

There's a great preview of the Canon Powershot SD800 IS by CNET where the group writes, 'The 7-megapixel PowerShot SD800 IS sits at the top of Canon's ultracompact PowerShot SD-series of cameras, shoulder to shoulder with the higher resolution but less feature-rich PowerShot SD900. The SD800 IS's biggest feature is its lens, an image-stabilized 3.8X zoom lens with a 28mm-equivalent wide-angle shot that offers far more flexibility than the SD900's narrower, unstabilized lens.

The SD800 IS's sensor can boost as high as ISO 1,600, giving the camera an even greater edge in low-light and action shots. It also features a movie mode that can record VGA videos at 30fps, or QVGA (320 x 240) videos at 60fps for slow-motion effects. Finally, the SD800 IS features Canon's new Digic III image processor, which Canon claims improves performance, image quality, and battery life. We'll have to see whether or not their claims hold up in our labs.' Be watching for that review!

The 10 megapixel Canon Powershot SD900 has been Previewed by CNET where the write, 'The Canon PowerShot SD900 sits at the top of Canon's PowerShot SD-series of ultracompact cameras, shoulder-to-shoulder with the lower-resolution but more feature-rich PowerShot SD800 IS. With a 10-megapixel sensor that can hit as high as ISO 1,600 sensitivity, the SD900 can shoot large photos even in low light. Unfortunately, it lacks the SD800 IS's optical image stabilization or wide-angle lens, potentially making the higher-resolution camera a bit less flexible in practice.

The SD900 uses a rather narrow 37mm-to-111mm-equivalent lens that's not as flexible as the SD800 IS's 28mm-to-105mm-equivalent version. It also lacks the SD800 IS's optical image stabilization, giving it less of an edge in low light. That said, its 10-megapixel resolution is supplemented by Canon's new Digic III image processor. Canon claims that the Digic III processor improves image quality, performance, and even battery life on their cameras, but we'll have to see what our own tests reveal. Finally, the SD900 has a movie mode that can shoot VGA videos at 30fps, or XGA (1024 X 768) videos at 15fps.'

A review of the Sony DSC-T30 was done by Megapixel where they write, 'The imaging capability of the T30 is actually quite remarkable. The SteadyShot stabilization is very effective, and in combination with good optics, yields images that are so good that anyone would be hard pressed to attribute them to a such a small and compact camera.' 'In fact the DSC-T30 is remarkably easy to use. The body, although small, is well designed, and once one gets used to the position of the lens — at first some shots get ruined by the dark shadow caused when a finger strays into the lens' field of view — the camera is surprisingly user-friendly.' 'The fact that the DSC-T30 has good optics is revealed by the absence of distortion at any point throughout the focal length of the zoom.'