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 Viewfinder. In essence, can you manage without a viewfinder? Lots of cameras now don’t have one. This may not seem important, as so many people use the screen for framing their shots anyway. However, most camera screens are hard to see clearly in bright sunlight; this is a major drawback in outdoor use (yes, even in Britain!). Using the screen rather than a viewfinder also increases the risk of camera shake. If you do plan to rely on the screen, make sure it’s a good one; as large as possible (3in or 75mm diagonal is the benchmark), with a bright, high-resolution display. Conversely, if you want to use the viewfinder, make sure that’s a good one too; bright, clear and sensibly placed.

Kayaker, Holme Pierrepoint, Nottingham (Chiz) This image was taken on a Canon DSLR; compact cameras will struggle (and often fail) to capture fast-moving action at the ‘decisive moment’ (shutter speed 1/350s)

Ultra-zoom cameras

This is a rather nebulous category; in fact it’s tempting to lump them in with compacts as a kind of high-end variant. Names like ‘bridge camera’ seem to be falling out of use, while the term ‘prosumer’, which is sometimes bandied about, has no clear definition. Alternative names, which seem to have become more widely used are ‘long zoom’, ‘superzoom’, or ‘ultra-zoom’.