When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Updated July 9, 2025 It's sad to say, but the golden age of compact cameras is pretty much over, thanks to the rise of ...

My pick of the essential lenses, casings, and lighting accessories for the Tough TG range of waterproof compact cameras ...

Camera phones have annihilated the conventional compact camera market, so for a standalone compact to really stand out these days, it needs to deliver clearly superior image quality. The best way to ...

To find the best compact digital cameras for the money, we turned to National Geographic’s in-house photo engineering team, Tom O’Brien and Eric Flynn. For this year’s camera guide, they spent four ...

Smartphone cameras may be improving, but they’re still not on the same level as a dedicated camera. While cameras can be bulky, the best compact cameras offer a small, portable, lightweight build, ...

Compact cameras are well on their way to being a trend of the year, if not the decade – but as a camera expert, I think there ...

I tested the current crop of compact cameras for travel, wildlife, underwater, better-than-your-phone shots and more.

I've been testing cameras since the early 2000s, and what's struck me most about this particular round-up is just how different the best compact cameras are right now, compared with even a few years ...