Digital camera creatures of the night

So you've got the blood-sucking fangs and the dread-inducing wig. But have you armed yourself with an implement that will cast your photographic victims into the realm of the undead this Halloween?

These cameras are equipped with night-shooting capabilities that will give you the power to capture images that will haunt the earth -- or at least the dungeons of your hard drive -- for untold ages to come.

If you're looking for something to match your jack-o'-lantern, check out our reviews of digital cameras that dare to be orange.

Canon PowerShot S2 IS Read review An excellent feature set and improved performance make this megazoom camera even more attractive than its predecessor. Resolution: 5.3 megapixels Zoom: 4x digital, 12x optical Display: 1.8 inch TFT active colour matrix (tilt) Dimensions: 113 x 78 x 78.5 mm Weight: 405 grams Fujifilm FinePix F10 Read review This compact camera's versatile 2.5-inch LCD, usable high-ISO photos, and shoot-all-day battery are offset by a few image-quality issues. Resolution: 6.3 megapixels Zoom: 6.2x digital, 3x optical Display: 2.5 inch TFT active colour matrix Dimensions: 91 x 28 x 58 mm Weight: 156 grams Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 Read review The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 has a broad set of manual controls, image stabilization, and a wide lens and sensor crammed into a compact package. Resolution: 8.4 megapixels Zoom: 4x digital, 4x optical Display: 2.5 inch TFT active colour matrix Dimensions: 11 x 56 x 35 mm Weight: 213 grams Sony Cyber Shot DSC-R1 Read review If you don't anticipate a need for multiple lenses -- which many users won't, given the crisp 24mm-to-120mm-equivalent lens with a maximum aperture of f/2.8 -- the Sony Cyber Shot DSC-R1 makes a worthy competitor to the dSLRs in its price range. It's a handy, versatile camera with excellent image quality. Resolution: 10 megapixels Zoom: 2x digital, 5x optical Display: 2 inch TFT active colour matrix Dimensions: 139 x 98 x 156 mm Weight: 929 grams