For this group test gallery, we've presented three images from each camera. Each image was taken using the camera's Auto mode and its best quality JPEG settings. The individual exposure mode, file sizes, shutter speeds, aperture, ISO and lens focal length are listed for each image.

The crops are taken from the original files, reproduced at 100% and saved in Adobe Photoshop CS2 as JPEGs with the default Very High quality preset, while the resized images were made in Photoshop CS2 and saved with the default High quality preset. The three crops are typically taken from far left, central and far right portions of each image.

Canon PowerShot A620 / Fujifilm FinePix F11 / Pentax Optio S6 / Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1

Canon PowerShot A620

City: 3.14MB, Auto, 1/125, f4.1, ISO 100, 7.3-29.2mm lens at 29mm (140mm equivalent)

				This shot of the city of London behind a pier on The River Thames was taken with the Canon PowerShot A620, zoomed-in as far as it would allow. The slightly longer 4x zoom range allowed us to better frame the subject than the other cameras tested. The crops reveal a high level of detail and low noise levels.

						This shot of The London Eye, was taken with the Canon PowerShot A620 on a sunny winter's day. The A620's flip out screen makes photos like these easy to take without crooning your neck. Again, there's plenty of detail, while Canon's image processing has maintained low noise levels.

						This close-up shot of a leaf demonstrates the excellent macro capabilities of the Canon PowerShot A620. The A620 is capable of focusing as close as 1cm from a subject. We were actually positioned about 8cm from this particular leaf, which therefore posed no problem for the camera.