c.£200 for new Compact Digital

[steve z]

I'm currently leaning towards the Canon Ixus 55 @ £215 on Amazon.

Camera has to have at least 5MP, 3x Optical, 4x Digital, 2.5"LCD, MPEG capability, minimal shutter lag, look good!!

Anyone recommend anything else I should consider.

[flossythepig]

Good price but you must factor in an additional SD card, the 16MB card supplied only holds about 6 pictures at highest resolution.

Hugh

[M-G]

How about the Panasonic Lumix DMC FX8
Stylish, compact and offers what your looking for;

steve z said:

Camera has to have at least 5MP, 3x Optical, 4x Digital, 2.5"LCD, MPEG capability, minimal shutter lag, look good!!

Has video mode but I'm not sure of the format

I brought a black version from Bestcameras before Christmas and it has performed well and a lot better than the Sony Cybershot it replaced. Currently £219.98 with a 512Mb card from www.bestcameras.co.uk next day delivery and 2 year warranty.

just looked at the canon and the only drawback with the panasonic is there is no view finder, only the LCD screen for framing. editted to say I have not found it a problem yet!

Mark



>> Edited by M-G on Friday 3rd February 13:43

[J1mmyD]

That seems a very good price - I just checked tigerdirect.com for the same model as they tend to be very competitive on pricing and it's £265 there.

Just be aware that you're going to have to buy the incidentals as has already been said.

[GetCarter]

www.picstop.co.uk are a good place to buy cards. £21.90 for a 512 mb SanDisk

[J1mmyD]

Now you've got me looking at cameras



I'm supposed to be sorting out this database!

www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1483717&CatId=0

There's a comparator for you to think of.

[telecat]

Check out [url]cameras|www.cameras.co.uk[/url].

[shelsleyf2]

My mate heebeegeetee has just bought the sane camera ixus 55 impressive screen and sound. He bought through E bay from Hong Kong. Paid a total of £190 included spare battery and 1 gig sd card and £30.00 tax. ( you may be lucky and not get gripped for customs tax) Yopu could mail him off the board and ask his opinion on it. He spent a long time looking and did his homework before buying.He always seems to buy the right/good bits of kit ( MG Meastro excepted)