What the best digital camera I can get for £130ish

wannabedebtfree_2

Well, at xmas we were given cash to get ourselves a digital camera, but at the time the money got spent on other stuff apart from ourselves, so I have decided that we should just get a camera for the money we were given, but now I am perplexed by the choices!

I have seen a Fujifilm Finepix S5700, that we could get for £129, but in currys there is a samsung 10million pixel camera for £129, but I'm not sure which is the best, or if there is a better one available for a similar cost, I am hoping some techno wizard will know the best deal, as my mind is boggling from hours of searching!

f1charlie

Do you want one you can slip in your pocket eg the Samsung or one which won't eg the Fuji?
Good sites for camera reviews:
www.dpreview.com
www.dcresource.com
https://www.steves-digicams.com

stacey21_2

:o how scary! I just returned the Samsung L700 as it was total mince!!
I got the Fuji s5700 and it is absolutely fab!!
If you want some of the 'test' pics I've taken gimme a pm and I'll send you them!

TomsMom

Hubby has just bought the Cannon Powershot A620 7mp from e-buyer for £140.99, free delivery. 8 great reviews giving 5*. Good discount and is well pleased with it.

Inactive

Best camera in your budget, Fuji F31 at Tecno ( part of Jessops ) at £114 ish, it gets excellent reviews.

Fantastic in low light conditions, excellent battery life, has " face detection " and a far superior lens to many others.

TBH Samsung cameras are not the best.

GoofyGAT

Yes, avoid the Samsungs unless they're high-end £500 GX-10s or similar.

Always read independent reviews of the camera(s) you're thinking of buying before purchasing. A few more reputable review sites:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html
http://www.digicamreview.com/2004/07/reviews.html
http://www.imaging-resource.com/
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1874,5,00.asp
http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews.php,
http://www.megapixel.net/html/reviews.php
http://www.trustedreviews.com/articles.aspx?sec=10
http://dpnow.com/Cameras.html

G

wannabedebtfree_2

Oooh, thanks people, lots of things to think about!! And another couple of hours research!!

I am glad I asked about the Samsung as I have been looking at this one on and off since xmas, but now I think I will avoid it like the plague!

And Stacey21, this really is scarey, especially as I am a Stacey too!!! Some test shots would be fantastic, does it do nice detailed close up stuff??

BillScarab

Don't get hung up on the number of megapixels, things like lens quality and optical zoom are just as important to getting good pictures if not more so. Also ignore digital zoom, it's generally rubbish.

stacey21_2

wannabedebtfree wrote: »

Oooh, thanks people, lots of things to think about!! And another couple of hours research!!

I am glad I asked about the Samsung as I have been looking at this one on and off since xmas, but now I think I will avoid it like the plague!

And Stacey21, this really is scarey, especially as I am a Stacey too!!! Some test shots would be fantastic, does it do nice detailed close up stuff??

How strange! Yes it takes fab close up pics,I took a picture of my steering wheel (playing about in the car) and it picked up little particles of dirt and dust!! I couldn't even see it with my eyes! lol
The only thing is it runs on batteries, but I got 5 packs of 4 by Phillips for £5 from Currys. If you send me your email I can email some over.

andysstuff_2

Get the fuji S5700. Picked one up last week as replacement for my 5 year old Fuji S602 and the pictures are in another league.

stacey21_2

Hey Andy..

I've got the s5700 too and cant recommend it highly enough too! I am still trying to work out all the menus etc to get the best from it but as a point and shoot camera its fab!