new digital camera

patman99

I boyght a Fuji S5700 as an 'end of line' 18 months ago, really nice camera, took brilliant pics for a 7Mp camera. Just replaced it with an 8Mp S5800 bought second hand from my son. They are so frugal on the batteries.
I also own a 10Mp DSLR, but the Fuji S5800 is my prefered camera when on day trips, and for Ebid item pics.

My mate has the next model up from mine with 18x optical zoom, and he rates it higher than his Sony A350 (even with the 300mm zoom lens attached).

isofa

foxy-roxy wrote: »

it's only to put the pics on to the computer, not to print, don't think anyone prints anymore now we have facebook

That's a sweeping statement, and perhaps true for some home users, but most professionals do...

You are missing out on a lot not printing photos!

The compression used and size limits on Facebook are dire, in any case photos on Facebook are actually stored on a service such as Photobucket, rather than directly on Facebook, just end users don't realise this...

isofa

PS!

Personally I'd also choose a camera with it's own li-ion battery and charger, these last many times longer than AA batteries in cameras, I have an Ixus for snapshots which lasts around 400 shots, my professionals DSLR can take upwards of 600 RAW+JPEG shots (in fact the current charge has given over 800 shots, which is incredible considering the usage). RAW and JPEG put a heavy strain on the processing of the camera shifting 30MB per file, so really push the battery, I also use image stabilised lenses which sap power further.

For AA batteries try high capacity NiMHs from http://www.tantronics.co.uk/, the Ansmann range are good, and if you can afford it get a delta V charger, they make a huge difference. I have a set of 2700 mAh AAs used in a professional flash gun (which eats batteries), I shot a wedding last week around 500 flash shots, and they still haven't run out. When I'm using cheaper Uniross batteries 2300 and 2500mAh, I'm lucky to get 100 shots out of them. As with everything in life, you definitely get what you pay for.

Personally I'd avoid Fuji (and Kodak, Casio etc), if you compare the image quality of their compacts with Canon and Panasonic they don't score very highly. Against my advice my father bought one on offer recently, the artefacting in the JPEGs is pretty poor, and my 3-4 year old Ixus creates much cleaner and detailed shots. If he have spent £30 to £50 more he'd have got a much more capable camera.

nomoneytoday

foxy-roxy wrote: »

it's only to put the pics on to the computer, not to print, don't think anyone prints anymore now we have facebook

I sometimes print the good ones, or blow them up onto Canvas, or get Photobooks made for friends and family. With a decent camera and lens the world is your lobster

sumeet

Thinking of buying this 12MP Sony camera and can't find cheaper anywhere else.


http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/523666/SONY-DSCW215.CEH


Anyone any views, seems to have positive reviews, need to buy in the next couple of days.

isofa

Some good trusted reviews here: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/digital-cameras

Best detailed camera reviews here: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Sony/

Best prices here: http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/cat9.html

Comparative and detailed independent reviews are always best rather than a purchaser saying it's good, of course they will, the don't own all the competition at that price point to compare!

I can't find that model anywhere, on any of the above sites, reviews nor prices...

sumeet

Thanks alot, if not present on the reviews, can you recommend a similar spec model?

Looking for as much MP & screen size as I get for around £130ish.

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sumeet wrote: »

Looking for as much MP & screen size as I get for around £130ish.

Your making the same mistake - looking for as many megapixels as you can get. You should be ignoring megapixels and looking for the best image quality. At that price the higher megapixels are likely to reduce image quality. At that price I'd go for something like a Canon Powershot A480 or the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7.