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What hasn't changed since we checked in August is the fact that you can still pick up the 0.5 megapixel Polaroid 320 from Easyetrader for £23.91. But from the same trader you can also pick up the Mustek GSmart Mini 3 for £50.36 with two megapixels on offer.

There is little change, too, for the credit-card sized cameras for around £60. Computerwebstore offers the rather neat Fujifilm SlimShot for £57.38. And Ebuyer has Logitech's Pocket Digital for £54.93.

The two megapixel Polaroid PDC 2070 cost £93.85 in August - now you can buy it from Amazon for £71.51. And the Kodak CX 6200 cost £98.29 back then, but again it's cheaper now, at £88.50 from Cameras2U. Both have 3x digital

The Nikon Coolpix 2000 costs £136.89 from PhotoFactory. It's got a two megapixel CCD and 3x optical zoom.

The Sony CyberShot DSC-P52 boasts 3.14 megapixels, 2x optical zoom, 3x digital zoom, USB, and Sony's proprietary memory stick - all for £157 from AJelectronics.

Nearer £200, you can get the Fujifilm FinePix A210 with a 64MB xD-Picture card for £206 from Pixmania. With 3.2 megapixels and a 3x optical zoom, it should be as powerful a camera as any point-and-shoot snapper could want.

The Sony CyberShot DSC-F77 adds Bluetooth wireless connectivity to an already impressive feature list that includes a four megapixel CCD. Yours for £298.99 from Procomdirect.com.

Pixmania has the four megapixel, 4x optical zoom, Nikon Coolpix 4500 with a 64MB memory card for £400. The Olympus C-750 with a 128MB card costs £414.13 from CamerasAtLowestPrices, and boasts an mighty 10x optical zoom.

There really are hundreds of cameras to choose from, and we can really only highlight a few here. Of course, if you've seen an offer you think is unbeatable, or found these products cheaper, comment below.