Five of the best compact cameras

1. Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ200

A lightweight compact travel camera with an impressive 15x optical zoom and a handy viewfinder, plus various shooting modes. It is Wi-Fi enabled, making it easy to transfer pictures and videos.

£599; campkinscameras.com

2. Ricoh GRIII Street Edition

This edition of the GRIII is great for travel and street photography. Portable, with an 18.3mm f/2.8 lens and touchscreen, it has a detachable viewfinder and a leather strap. It comes with two DB-110 batteries and a soft case.

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€1,100; ricoh-imaging.eu

3. Fujifilm X100V

This camera comes with a fairly hefty price tag, but it has an impressive fixed 23mm f/2 lens and lots of built-in features, including 4K video recording, a 4-stop ND filter and a tilting screen, which allows you to shoot from different angles.

£1,300; currys.co.uk

4. Sony ZV-1

A superb camera for content creators, the ZV-1 has a large 1.0-type CMOS sensor, and a quality Zeiss 24-70mm lens, ensuring brilliant photo quality. It can shoot 4K video at 24FPS and has a setting to protect the internal microphone from wind noise.

£700; sony.co.uk

5. Nikon Coolpix B500

A low-cost bridge camera with a huge zoom range (22.5mm to 900mm telephoto), this has a decent autofocus system and a fast shutter speed of 1/4000 of a second to freeze movement. On the downside, video is limited to 1080p resolution and it is quite bulky.

£239; parkcameras.com