New camera round-up: Six of the best

It's been a big week for digital camera announcements. There's been a veritable raft of new cameras announced, but are they any cop? We pick out six we're looking forward to.

Nikon launched no less than eight new Coolpix compact cameras. Now that's productivity. Doesn't it have a home to go to? But we're more interested in the two new dSLRs Nikon's hardworking engineers have sweated out.

Kicking things off is the Nikon D3 SLR. It's a pro model that packs 12.1 megapixels into an FX-format (36x24mm) image sensor. It shoots an eye-watering 9 frames per second, has a completely new 51-point autofocus system, and boasts a 76mm (3-inch) LCD screen with live view. Click through for more.

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