Gift Guide – photography

Sony DSC-HX9V

£280, sony.co.uk
When it comes to point-and-shooters, Sony's clever cam is a Stuff favourite. With 16x zoom, impressive image stabilisation, GPS, camcorder-baiting 1080p video at 50fps, as well as manual controls, you'll be hard pushed to find a better compact. Chuck in a few tricks like 2D and 3D sweep panoramas, and lenticular-style 3D capture and not only are you looking at a compact package that doesn't compromise usability in the name of style, but one that delivers when it comes to image quality.

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