Recommend me a digital camera

[andrewsmith]

One for the camera buffs.

It looks like the SLR unviable (read I'd kill it) for the bike. So I'm looking at a good digital camera.
Budget top end is £170ish

Any suggestions

Andy

[littleoldman2]

this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePix-F550-Digital-Camera/dp/B004G8Q5Z6/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ce_1
Takes pictures like this
http://forums.sv650.org/showpost.php?p=2721734&postcount=302
with zero skill from the operator.

[Bibio]

i just went for a £60 asda jobby that is small enough to fit in my pocket and if i drop or loose it then it was only £60.

it's been a good little camera and the pics are well respectable.

olympus yg-150. its the size of 20 fag packet

[Berlin]

Canon, Canon, Canon, Canon, Canon, Canon, Canon, Canon, Canon....

You get the idea, Nothing else comes close.

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[Specialone]

Nikon nikon nikon nikon, you get the idea ;)

I got my wife a nikon 3100, paid £100 but I think they might be less now, I've been very impressed with it, for a compact it takes cracking pics.

[pookie]

I looked at these at sony hx9v, tz20, nikon 9100, canon sx230 a few months back
http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Nikon_COOLPIX_S9100/verdict.shtml

There are plenty of reviews of the cameras online on each model. I went for the sony due to the hd recording, super zoom, gps and general overall picture quality. If I just wanted to take pictures I guess it would've been been a canon. I'm not a pro and more gadget geek hence the choice but still impressed with the point and click functionality and vast array of presets and immense zoom and detail. These are 2011 models so the price has come down a lot as new 2012 models are out.

[Geodude]

V-tech kiddie zoom is a good starter digi camera ;)

http://kidsdigitalcamerasguide.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/vtech-kidizoom-plus-blue.jpg

sorry i couldn't resist, bad xGx

[Geodude]

I got a samsung es17 12mp and its small enough to fit in your pocket and takes 'real' batteries so you dont end up with no power and it takes canny pictures for a point and click.

[Berlin]

Mr Specialone Sir, try taking a picture of a sunset with a Nikon and then the same shot with a Canon and tell me you still prefer the Nikon. Nikon can't do real colours of a sunset.

I have some here on my computer to save you the trouble...

The Nikon...
http://www.corporateflyfishing.com/images/canadanikon.jpg

The Canon...
http://www.corporateflyfishing.com/images/canadacanon.jpg

The Nikon...
http://www.corporateflyfishing.com/images/nikonsunset.jpg

The Canon...
http://www.corporateflyfishing.com/images/canonsunset.jpg


The sky was exactly the colour pink the Canon shows it to be.

I owned the Nikon. So I threw it into the sea and went to buy a Canon the next day!

PS, I've reduced the size and quality of the photos to fit them on here. They are pixelated here due to the esixing aspect ratio required to get them to similar sizes.



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[andrewsmith]

Cheers for all the suggestions, but I'm going to have to stick with my old camera for a bit longer (funds are a bit tight :()

[widepants]

mmmm any excuse to start a me me look at me thread;)

[andrewsmith]

mmmm any excuse to start a me me look at me thread;)

Only if that was the case