camera wanted max £130 from amazon

[colincliff]

Right, i realise that this is quite a specific request buy i have a nice voucher to spend on amazon,

I want to buy a compact camera that is good for parties, gigs etc but will also be used outside in daylight.

smallish with a decent screen would be nice

I am currently looking at the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 which looks good for £110 or the Canon IXUS 70 for £120, or the Fuji FinePix F40fd for £120 also.

I dont know much about compact digitals only having a Nikon DSLR, but does anyone have any advice as to what would be good.

Basically the best sub £130 camera from amazon please!! (if the £130 included a decentish memory card that would be an extra bonus)

thanks in advance

[Hans Voralberg]

Fuji would be my choice, as you shoot gigs Fuji high ISO performance would be useful

[behappier]

Canon A570IS ?

[schmunk]

Fuji F40fd if you're determined to have 8MP, otherwise the Fuji F31fd is said to be better (and has supreme low-light performance).

[colincliff]

fuji 31fd was the one i originally wanted, but amazon are selling them for more than the F40fd! i though i'd be able to get a F31fd for around the £100 mark.

[Elmo]

Canon Ixus 70, definitely. Got one just before i went on holiday and the photos we took came out fab. There's almost as many buttons to press as there are on my 400D!

[Elmo]

Fuji would be my choice, as you shoot gigs Fuji high ISO performance would be useful

I wasn't all that impressed with fuji's "high iso performance" tbh, I tried taking gig photos and they were horribly noisy.

[colincliff]

Thank Elmo, is the Canon Ixus 70 good in low light then?

[Elmo]

not sure, the only photo i've taken using it in low light was this one:



Doesn't really count when you're using a long shutter though

I've not had a chance to take it to a gig yet.

[Hans Voralberg]

Well I used a f31d and a S5 and both a very good

[colincliff]

thanks guys

I would go for the fuji but Amazon dont sell the f31fd any more.

The canon ixus 70 seems to get better reviews over the f40fd, so i think i'll grab that one!

[Bobster]

Well I used a f31d and a S5 and both a very good

you can't compare a DSLR with a compact, the sensor sizes are totally different..