which camera?

phoebe03cat

Hope this is in the right place. I can spend up to £300. Not a techie, but not hopeless either. Looking for a really good camera to take piccies of the family mostly, views & wide lense stuff and would no doubt make use of a zoom. My friend swears by Fujji but they don't seem to feature much in the which reports. Biggest priority is picture quality, probably only other criteria is not too heavy. Am just confused by the enormous range about, any help welcomed. Thanks

isofa

At that sort of money, you are almost in D-SLR territority and you'll get much better pictures, better lenses etc, I'd suggest looking at the Canon EOS 350D, 400D and 450D, and the similar Nikons.

If you don't want to move to SLRs, still a top notch compact can be had for that sort of money, I'd personally stick to Canon, Nikon or Panasonic for these.

https://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk for prices
https://www.dpreview.com and https://www.steves-digicams.com for reviews.

Marty_J

As ever, I'd recommend a Nikon D40.

Can't we have a stickied "what camera" thread?

Seems to come up several times a week.

superjaggybunnet

I agree with Marty J again on this.

Nikon D40. Excellent entry level DSLR used by amateurs and Pros.

jaybefc

You can get a refurbished Fujifilm Finepix S9600 D-SLR direct from Fuji for £160, although it looks like they're out of stock at the moment.

But just look at the reviews...

https://secure.fujifilm.co.uk/shop/consumer/digital/digital-cameras/d-slr-long-zoom/finepix-s9600/ReviewsAndImages

suckmaster.burstingfoam

I'll just mention that Canon's range of DSLRs is excellent.

Roraimauk

Can anyone mention some good camera comparison websites or perhaps this excellent website could set one up considering the interest in cameras nowadays !

Stompa

Roraimauk wrote: »

Can anyone mention some good camera comparison websites...

http://www.dpreview.com/

http://www.steves-digicams.com/

http://www.dcresource.com/

isofa

Roraimauk wrote: »

Can anyone mention some good camera comparison websites or perhaps this excellent website could set one up considering the interest in cameras nowadays !

Like the ones I posted in the 2nd post..?! :beer: