Digital cameras £250 budget?

[sjc]

It's time to renew, any suggestions? We are complete novices so something easy to use, doesn't need to be loaded with features we won't use, just nice pix quality, foolproof and £250 to spend(ish). Any ideas?

[David Godfrey]

you might get a better response in here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&a...

[sjc]

See your point, but thought it might be a bit techy in there for a simpleton like me, so I thought I'd get answer in more laymans terms here!

[tigger1]

Recently bought a Fuji S5600 for £115 from Amazon...an excellent camera for the novice, with some more advanced stuff for when you want to be clever.

Oh, and it's a 10x optical zoom.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/o/ASIN/B000B69IDI/ref=s9_asin_title_1-2259_g1-1966_g1/202-8930165-9676618?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1N4NSNETYA1DZ46JNQ8A&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=139042191&pf_rd_i=468294 
Actually, they're now up to £159...so I got a bargain!

[TheKeyboardDemon]

HP make some great cameras. 1 of the best things about their camera range is that they have a built in help menus on the cameras, so if there's a feature you want to use but can't remember how you can look it up. Also some of their more advanced cameras do things like photo stitching, on camera editing and they nearly all offer great image processing after the shot to compensate and correct lighting issues with the pictures you take.

Don't be worried about the technical stuff in the Photography section, pretty much all of the technical people who post there will be able to explain things a simple terms.

[stigmundfreud]

for that price, if wanting compact

canon powershot

[branflakes]

Panasonic Lumix DMZ-TZ3. About £250. I have the DMC-FX07 which is basically the same camera but with a smaller range zoom lens and it's great.

[Fidgits]

depends on what your after...

for that price I got the missues the Olympus MJU 770 (or something) - basically shockproof, crushproof, waterproof (to 10m) and freezeproof.

Big 2.5" screen (with brightner thing) 7 MP, 3x zoom etc etc..

very easy to use, nice camera, and your not frightened about it getting scratched/bashed.

[Stevenj214]

stigmundfreud said:

for that price, if wanting compact

canon powershot

It depends on how you use it. My Powershot A85 served me well for a few years, but if I was buying another point and shoot, I would buy one that was definitely 'pocket sized'. My Canon was just too large to fit comfortably in my pocket.

[stigmundfreud]

had an a520 and that was tiny and perfect for the wallet

[Andy_CTR]

branflakes said:

Panasonic Lumix DMZ-TZ3. About £250. I have the DMC-FX07 which is basically the same camera but with a smaller range zoom lens and it's great.

I'm on a similar hunt at the moment, and this is currently at the top of my shortlist!

28-280 lens on a compact point and shoot is v. impressive!

[blueyes]

branflakes said:

I have the DMC-FX07 which is basically the same camera but with a smaller range zoom lens and it's great.

Me too! My first digital and I'm very happy with it.

Edited by blueyes on Wednesday 4th July 10:04