As well as getting all hands-on with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2, we had a brief chance to take a few photos with this new Compact System Camera. Time and subject matter were limited, but here's a gallery of 68 photos at various ISO speeds. Note that the sample images were taken with a pre-production camera and have been resized at Panasonic's request.

Ahead of our full review next week, here's a quick preview of the Nikon Coolpix P7000 camera, including some full-size sample photos.

First impressions of the new 35x zoom Canon PowerShot SX30 IS compact camera, including some full-size sample photos.

First impressions of the new 18 megapixel Canon EOS 60D DSLR camera, including some full-size sample photos.

Samsung are making big noises about their new NX100 compact system camera at Photokina, and we were given the opportunity to test it out for ourselves at an exclusive press event on the Rhine. Lighting was low and subject matter was somewhat limited aboard ship, but these 28 full-size JPEGs taken at a variety of ISO speeds provide some idea of what the NX100 is capable of.

Now that the Pentax 645D has made its way onto European shores, we got some time to take photos with this easy-handling 40 megapixel medium-format replacement, albeit only within the creative confines of the Pentax press area. Here are 19 full-size JPEGs taken at a variety of ISO speeds which provide some idea of what the Pentax 645D is capable of.

We briefly got the chance to shoot with the new Olympus E-5 DSLR in sunny Cologne yesterday. As you'd expect from a camera that closely resembles its predecessor, handling is on a par with the previous E-3 model. Without further ado, here are 29 full-size JPEGs taken at a variety of ISO speeds which provide some idea of what the 12 megapixel E-5 is capable of.

We spent a couple of days using the brand new Panasonic Lumix LX5 camera at the European press launch in Stockholm, Sweden earlier this month. There are 45 full-sized JPEG photos in our Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 gallery.

We spent a couple of days using the brand new Panasonic Lumix FZ100 camera at the European press launch in Stockholm, Sweden earlier this month. There are 48 full-sized JPEG photos in our Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 gallery.

We were given the opportunity to test a production version of the Leica X1 at the German manufacturer's Mayfair store in the heart of London earlier today, and to share the full-resolution images with you. There are 50 JPEG photos taken indoors and outdoors in our Leica X1 gallery, plus 15 RAW files in the Adobe DNG file format.

Exclusive! A gallery of full-size photos from the Leica S2, a 37 megapixel, £16,000 / $22,000 camera that launches in the UK next month.

We attended the UK press launch of the Ricoh GXR system camera last week, and managed to grab a few photos with this revolutionary new product.