The user-reviews website Reevoo has been in touch about its recent survey on how gadgets, including digital cameras, fare when you go on holiday. And the results are, a) depressing, and b) a bit odd.

The headline news from the survey goes like this:

[LIST][*]44% of us have missed or ruined a great photo because we couldn�t work our camera properly[*]22% of us have lost or damaged our gadgets on holiday, costing us �209 each[*]We spend an average of �154 when buying digital cameras[/LIST]

None of this contentious - seems more than believable. But see what you think of some other conclusions from the survey concerning best picks for holiday photography:
[LIST][*]Best overall: Nikon D700[*]Best for kids: Vtech Kidizoom Plus Multimedia Digital Camera[*]Best waterproof: Fujifilm Finepix Z33WP[*]Best for active holidays: Olympus �[MJU:] Tough-8000[*]Best compact: Casio EX-S12[*]Best under �100: Kodak EasyShare Z915[*]Best SLR under �500: Sony Alpha DSLR-A330L with 18-55mm lens[/LIST]

So a Nikon D700 is the best holiday camera? Yeah, right!

And just what is a Vtech Kidizoom Plus Multimedia Digital Camera anyway?

Best SLR for under �500? A Sony Alpha DSLR-A330L with 18-55mm lens? Yes, ponder that for a few moments.

I understand that the data in the report was mined from Reevoo's own site visitors, around 2,000 of them. I'm personally very wary of sites that depend on user reviews. They are often marketed as impartial, but my experience of browsing such sites is that huge numbers of products listed have no reviews at all and those that do attract reviews tend to be dominated by people who are a) desperate to justify their purchase or b) people who have had bad experiences (and/or given up on a)) that may simply be down to a poor decision to purchase in the first place. But that's just my opinion.