need a decent digi camera for under £150

beeb_boy

Hi All

I am looking for a new digital camera under £150. The requirements I need are:

5x optical zoom at least
SD compatible
5 mp at least
decent video quality with sound
a bit of leeway when maunaully focusing.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I wanted to get the HP R817 but can't seem to find it under £150 anymore as it seems to have been discontinued.....

Can anyone offer any alternatives?

Cheers

Backbiter

I was after the same spec as you and went for the Samsung L50 for £129 from Argos. It went up in price after I bought it but I'm really pleased with it. The video and sound quality is excellent as long as you use the best resolution (which does use up the memory quite quickly), The 2.5 inch screen is brilliant, too. It's a great looking camera.
I've seen an L60 advertised (6Mp), so you may get a good deal on an L50 as there's being phased out.
Here's some details:
http://www.warehouseexpress.com/news/digpop/884.html

Backbiter

The L60's a special offer at PC world:
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/904713

f1charlie

You could use the features search on dpreview.com to help you narrow down your choice.

Charlie

alanwjones

I recently bought the Fuji s5600, Currently on offer at PC World @ £149.99. It's an excellent piece of kit, http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1420594709.1156498813@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccgcaddijhkefhkcflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&fm=10&sm=0&tm=undefined&sku=757874&category_oid=-24888