Smartphones are getting so capable at taking pictures that you need a good reason to take an actual camera with you when you travel these days – and one compelling reason is that you'll generally get a more powerful zoom lens.

Sony's "T50 & T70" series cameras: Good : a) small, b) Lens does not come out past the body, c) Touch screen operation, d) Now low cost, e) Very easy to use (don't have to remember icons). f) Fast ON, shoot, Off, pocket & go. g) Choice of 2 shooting / viewing aspect ratios (TV wide or box pix).

Perfect point and shoot! Slight lag when opening it but amazing quality for point and shoot! Need to work out all the settings also but I have been watching YouTube channels.

Normally I take photographs with a digital single lens reflex camera or DSLR. DSLRs are unbeatable for image quality, but they're big and heavy. I decided that I needed a compact camera to take with me on camping treks.

x30 zoom lens; Electronic viewfinder; Tilting screen; Inbuilt GPS receiver; Compactness

Image quality good; but could be better; Pop-up viewfinder and flash are fiddly to use; Video lacks time-lapse mode

bought as a birthday present for my daughter as she's getting into photography and its a cracking first camera with enough features for a more experienced Tog

Great Features; Great Picture Quality; Lightweight

With the rise in popularity of smartphones, sales of compact cameras have steadily declined. However, there are a few compact camera ranges, such as tough cameras and travel zooms, that still thrive, as they provide something that smartphones cannot.

+ Excellent; compact design; + Extensive zoom range makes it very versatile; + Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity

No touchscreen on the LCD screen; No exposure-compensation dial; No raw recording

Previously owned the DSC-WX350 model and was very pleased with it. This adds 30x zoom, GPS and electronic viewfinder. It is a bit larger and heavier but the additional features are good.

Sony HX90V Review First Look - The HX90V succeeds the HX60V and looks set to offer new competition to the travel compact market

The Cyber-shot HX90V replaces last year's HX60V as Sony's high-end travelzoom compact camera. Like the HX60V it sports 30x optical zoom, though where this used a Sony G lens, the new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V gets a Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T-star coated optic.

Beautiful compact camera. Lots of excellent features with great results. Highly recommended.