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    digital camera advice

    Hi i am on a lookout for the best all round digital camera for around £150 max.

    I want a camera that is brillient and low light shots, has a decent shutter speed, brillient outdoor shots and a view finder..

    i have been looking at the samsung s850 camera from argos which is only £100 and was wondering what you guys think?

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    Quote Originally Posted by j.o.s.h.1408 View Post
    I want a camera that is brillient
    Damn!!! I had my list of crap cameras all ready and waiting...you want a brilliant camera you say? What fun!

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    lol maybe not brillient but best i can get within my price range

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    Why do you need a viewfinder? i can recommend the Fuji Finepix F20/30 if you can live without a viewfinder.

    These two are your best bets.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fuji-FinePix...4072041&sr=8-3

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-Fin...4072041&sr=8-2

    F30 has more features.
    Last edited by DeludedGuy; 10-07-2007 at 01:55 PM.

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    viewfinder uses less if not no battery power at all but thanks for the suggested camera's

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    You can get close to 500 shots on the f30 on one battery charge.

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    i noticed that the f30 doesnt have sd slot but the f40 does. what are the main differences between the two besides the larger MP and sd slot on the f40?

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    I am thinking of getting a fairly cheap decent camera as well. I was looking into Canon Powershot A550/A560. They have a viewfinder and use AA batteries instead of an internal one. Also uses SD cards as well. There's currently an A550 for sale in the "For Sale" forum here for £80 which is why I started looking into them.

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    How about something second hand? You can pick up a Canon G5 pretty cheap if you hit it at the right time....my wife's got one, and it's a solid little piece of kit (although not that little compared to some of the micros out there)
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    You get really nice colour from fuji, I wouldnt worry about battery life either.

    I have a TZ3 from panasonic and although the 10x zoom is nice the photos just dont look as nice
    as my parents Fuji F10.

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    Aye, second-hand is probably the way to go. Everyone pays through the roof because they want the maximum number of megapixels (these days, just as much of a myth as megahertz when it comes to quality), when in fact a decent quality second-hand camera can be better still.

    Canon are the way to go, IMO. Big fan myself I've never seen them do less than average quality.

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    if you are considering the fuli f30, i would spend a wee bit more and get the Fuji F31fd

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    i got my eyes set on th e f40 though has its a higher MP and has a sd slot

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    Re: digital camera advice

    There's another review of the F40 here, if you're still considering your purchase:

    http://www.itreviews.co.uk/hardware/h1307.htm

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