Recommend me a compact digital camera for £150-£300.

tomstickland

Crossover territory...
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/compact-digital-cameras/nikon-coolpix-p7000-review-50000952/

tomstickland

Panasonic Lumix LX3 and LX5 getting good reviews.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/DMC-LX3-PANASONIC-BLACK/dp/B001DT02BY/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1304460230&sr=1-6

Moving beyond my target price range....I could look on Ebay.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-PowerShot-Sensitivity-Vari-angle-Purecolor/dp/B0042RUAPC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1304460323&sr=1-1

S95

I had three boxes to tick: small, much better in darker/indoor conditions than my ixus, and preferably a Canon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-PowerShot-Digital-Sensitivity-Megapixel/dp/B00400OK52/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1304460452&sr=1-1

tomstickland

http://www.photographyblog.com/articles_best_digital_camera.php

I'm moving towards a Panasonic S95 at the moment.

Nikon P7000 is £294 on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-Coolpix-P7000-Digital-Compact/dp/B00429NGXS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1304466780&sr=1-1

Panasonic S95 is around £310
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-PowerShot-Digital-Sensitivity-Megapixel/dp/B00400OK52/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1304466839&sr=1-1

Similar price, gets great reviews: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-EX1-Digital-Camera-Optical/dp/B00472MGQS/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

fishlips

Hi i'm new to this so not sure where to look, can anybody post a link or please
tell me if it's possible to get an instruction manual for samsung wb600 camera.
It would save me printing 109 pages! Thanks.

tomstickland

This site was recommended to me: http://www.dpreview.com/

bluesnake

one persons low light experience and expectations is often different than another's. I bought the canon G7 some years ago although it was much better in low light than my old one, I was still disappointed.

tomstickland

I've had a good look at the side-by-side comparison feature on DPReview website.

I've got a shortlist based on sensor size and lens maximum aperture (lowest F number).

List:

Samsung TL500 (EX-1) £299
Canon S90 or S95 £309
Olympus XZ-1 £379
Panasonic LX-5 £300
Sony NEX-3 £300 (mirrorless component system)

The Canon S90 and S95 are still one of the best combinations for what I want and I've had a good look at ways of getting them for less than £300. I've found a few things.

globalds

tomstickland wrote: »

The Canon S90 and S95 are still one of the best combinations for what I want and I've had a good look at ways of getting them for less than £300. I've found a few things.

Have you had a look at Canon outlet store on ebay.

They are refurbs but it is canon and not a reseller.

They have one S90 on at the moment. May be worth keeping an eye on.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Canon-PowerShot-S90-Refurbished-/280671625657?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_DigitalCameras_DigitalCameras_JN&hash=item41595521b9

Best buy looks good with quidco but the S95 is out of stock and the 8% cash-back finishes tomorrow.

Camera world have an S95 for £299
http://www.cameraworld.co.uk/ViewProdDetails.asp?prod_code=PON10H000175&Prod_name=Canon+Powershot+S95&CAT_CODE=5&SUBCAT_CODE=52

Mado

My daughter bought herself a Ricoh CX3 camera recommended by the guys in the camera shop.
It's just fab.
We have a "older" style Lumix and hers is far better.

darich

globalds wrote: »

Have you had a look at Canon outlet store on ebay.

They are refurbs but it is canon and not a reseller.

Good shout.
I used them for my Canon 5D around 3 years ago.
At the time, brand new, a Canon 5D was around £1800-2000.
Canon Outlet sold me one via auction for around £1400 so I saved around £500 by using them.

The camera arrived in perfect condition and has never missed a beat over 10k shots and 3 years later.