Anyone recommend good digital camera for under £200?

[hiasakite]

For all you camera buffs..

Looking to buy a digital camera for under £200... Needs to be a 'point and shoot' type as its a present for the other half...

I know absolutely nothing about them aside from what megapixels and memory mean...can anyone make any good recommendations?..

Thoughts appreciated....

[muley]

I'd heartily recommend the Sony DSCP-200. GBP200 at amazon.

7.2 mp, good battery life, point and shoot but loads of features if the need arises.

Nice to hold and operate, too.

Usual disclaimers.

[speedychrissie]

i think you will get a better response in the photography section.

chris

edit to say: now i look stupid!! oh well, no change there then!

>> Edited by speedychrissie on Thursday 1st December 13:35

[dazren]

speedychrissie said:

i think you will get a better response in the photography section.

Good point.

I've moved it.

DAZ
(moderator)

[mkgriff]

Visit www.pricerunner.co.uk to find the best prices.

Sony are great cameras, partly due to the Carl Zeiss lenses, but you are stuck with Sony Memory sticks.

Pentax Optio's produce a good quality image.

Look for the best 'optical zoom' rather than digital zoom!

[poah]

canon A520 plus a 1gig card will be under £200.

[hiasakite]

Thanks chaps.. despite being a member of PH for a couple of years now I didn't even realise we had a photography section.. doh!

[magnum]

poah said:

canon A520 plus a 1gig card will be under £200.

I've just ordered an A520 for my parents off ebuyer.com and it cost 'bout £135 inc vat. They sell 1gig SD cards too (from about £35) and you'll also need rechargeable batteries. They sell these too, i went for energiser charger and 4x 2500mAh batteries for a tenner. Total cost around £185 including delivery. Not bad for what is apparently a very good point and shoot camera. dpreview.com is a good site for camera reviews if you're thinking about any other cameras.