Help choosing digital camera

nearlyrich

I would always have a spare battery you can get them from 7 day shop for a lot less than the manufacturers charge...I had a problem in China where the voltage was unstable and it took ages to recharge the battery and sometimes there wasn't enough power to charge it, if I only had one I would have missed some of my best shots and it's probably not somewhere I would be going again.

I use a DSLR so no real ideas on what's out there in compacts but whatever you get make sure you have time to get to know what button does what...

ukcarper

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

Absolutely fine - I am a Holga fan so you don't get to see what is on that film for a week or so. And no viewfinder. That's half the magic - taking time to properly think about your images before you press the button.

Trouble is I need reading glasses now and can't see lcd properly without them so it's a pain taking them on and off. Also i find that in bright light I can't see LCD properly.

Sambucus_Nigra

ukcarper wrote: »

Trouble is I need reading glasses now and can't see lcd properly without them so it's a pain taking them on and off. Also i find that in bright light I can't see LCD properly.

That's the best time to take photos - I did my A level photography whilst my eyesight was ridiculously bad [only one central sharp spot] before my eye surgery and I got a B! Well chuffed with that!

usignuolo

Check out the Canon G12. My b-i-l has a Canon G11. Swears by it. The G12 is out now and had outstanding reviews. Comes in under £400.