Now that our compacts come with wide angle, stabilization and a large screen, have they attained perfection? Of course not! The challenges to come centre on screen resolution, sensitivity in low lighting and of course the autofocus, still trailing the levels of performance given by digital SLRs.

Now that today's digital SLRs can shoot video, the distinction between them and compacts is smaller than ever. Those pushing Micro Four Thirds (µ4/3) as an alternative to both have understand the changing nature of the digital camera market. Change is definitely on its way …

We talk to you about it in all of our camera tests: managing sensitivity is a key challenge for today's digital cameras. It directly effects the quality of your photos at low light levels.

Do your photos indoors look too red? Or too blue when you go outside? It's almost certainly a problem with the colour temperature of your light source, but it's easy to correct by adjusting the white balancing of your digital camera.