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Being able to capture high quality images and movies on very small units will be a big change in the delivery of content for news, marketing and information sites. I know that Rick Lee takes some amazing images with his little pocket camera, and soon there will be more of us "pros" carrying the little cameras everywhere. Here are a few that captured my attention.

Casio Exilim EX-Z750 Review: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review: "Announced just before PMA in February 2005, the EX-Z750 is the latest addition to the top of Casio's popular 'Exilim' line of ultra-compact point-and-shoot cameras. It joins models such as the Canon SD500 and Sony DSC-P200 in one of the most fiercely competitive sectors of the market and offers by far the largest feature set in its class, with a plethora of 'Best Shot' scene modes (30 in total), full photographic control, MPEG-4 movies, in-camera special effects and basic image editing and long battery life. So is this the 7 megapixel, 3x zoom compact by which others will be judged or an over-specified novelty piece? Read on to find out..."

Casio has added to its Exilim Card range with the super slim EX-S500. The 5 megapixel camera is 13.7mm at its thinnest point (excluding protrusions). Despite only having a 3x optical zoom, the S500 features Anti-Shake DSP and also has a 2.2-inch LCD. Movie capture is 640x480 at 30fps and there's also a Past Movie funtion, which enables recording five seconds before the shutter button is pressed. The stainless steel-bodied camera is available in meister gray, fiesta orange and nordic white in July (Europe) priced £299.99.

Quality and affordability. The Bell + Howell 6.0 Mega Pixel digital camera is housed in and aluminum, shock proof body. This offers the kind of durability other digital cameras can't match. 6.0 Mega Pixels with a 4x digital zoom means you'll be able to take sharp close up photos and crisp, clear longer shots. Also, digital video recording makes this camera extraordinarily versatile.

The first digital camera to carry Fujifilm's fourth-generation Super CCD HR (High Resolution) sensor, the FinePix F410. The camera, which has 3.1 million effective pixels, provides first-time digital camera users with increased resolution, sensitivity and color reproduction, and produces high quality images with 2,816 x 2,120 (6.0 million) recorded pixels. The FinePix F410 Zoom integrates full digital multi-media video and sound. A sharp 3X optical zoom fits into Fujifilm's stunning trademark square palm sized design. It's a great choice for low light photography with its 1 MegaPixel 800 ISO mode. The F410 records movies with sound - The camera captures AVI digital video with sound for short clips that can be replayed for friends and family at later dates. The camera can record 98-second 320 x 240 pixel movies with a 16MB xD-Picture Card, and 5.6 minutes for 160 x 120 pixel movies.