Camera For Day-To-Day Usage

[Drobbins]

Hey All,

I used to own a Canon EOS400D but got rid of it due to me flaking out of the hobby but i am looking for a new camera currently i am using my partners Olympus u700 which is doing the job but the quality isnt great for the blog.

What i want is something of a decent quality but that i can carry around with me all the time and just take snaps a point and shoot more than likely is what i would like.

Thanks in advance
Richard

[kalniel]

Budget?

[Drobbins]

100-150

[kalniel]

If you can cope with the larger end of point and shoots then the Fujifilm FinePix S1000fd is a very flexible camera, with good quality shots.

More compact would be something like a Sony W130, Canon A590IS, Panasonic LZ8.

Some reviews here: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q408budgetgroup/

[Whiternoise]

http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...ult#ps-sellers

One of the IXUS range?

[kalniel]

One of the IXUS range?

In what currency is that 100-150?

[Funkstar]

I really like Panasonics right now. Got a TZ3 myself, my brother has a TZ5.

The LZ8 does have a higher optical zoom than most, especially in that segment of the market.

[dave87]

In what currency is that 100-150?

Cypriot Pounds

[Whiternoise]

In what currency is that 100-150?

Whoopsy, saw £164 and figured he could probably stretch

There are cheaper though: http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...tle#ps-sellers

My mate has an Ixus and it's a great little camera - really good for something you can literally slip in a shirt pocket and carry everywhere. My current compact is a Lumix FX3 which is fab (for me anyway), it's got plenty of battery life, the image quality is more than good enough for when i need a compact and the screen is nice and sharp .

More like it?

[kalniel]

Just noticed the Panasonic LZ10 (higher range model than LZ8) is on offer at the moment at a few places, eg for £99:

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/prod...px?sku=1024843

[Drobbins]

I am looking at this - http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...a/Product.html seems to have good reviews?

[kalniel]

I am looking at this - http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...a/Product.html seems to have good reviews?

I've not seen a proper review for it. Other Samsungs with the same sensor haven't come out too well. I think there are a raft of very low budget 10MP cameras which this also falls into - they all do the job of taking pictures suitable for printing out at 6x4 or shrinking down to web-sized viewing. You might get frustrated at things like shutter lag, limited zoom range, the odd focus issue etc.

[Drobbins]

All i really want it for is taking pics outside or of figures food etc for my blog. That is all really.