Amateur Photographer

Top compacts

Audley Jarvis looks at some of the best compact cameras on the market today and explains what to look for in each category

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Small and perfectly formed. an in-depth look at eight of the best compacts currently available

Controls

Most of today’s compacts offer full manual control in addition to semi-automatic and fully automatic shooting modes.

Build quality

All the compacts in this round-up are well built, but if you’re looking to go off limits, opting for a waterproof compact is your best bet.

Size

Not every type of compact camera will fit in your trouser pocket, but most premium compacts are designed to fit a jacket pocket.

Viewfinder

Opting for a compact with a viewfinder gives you another option when high-contrast conditions make it hard to view the screen.

Lens

A key characteri­stic of any compact is its lens. While some are of the fixed-focal-length variety, others allow you to zoom in incredibly closely at up to 600mm.

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