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My wife has a real issue with camera shake, plus her current camera is ancient, so I was wondering, what's the best, cheap compact digi camera with optical image stabilisation?
A great easy to use compact camera with decent image stabilization would be the Canon ixus 115. Its very reliable but it only has 4x zoom which may not be enough. How much are you looking to spend if you dont mind me asking?
got a sony dsc-hx9v and the steady shot has two modes, normal and high, on high its bloody great.
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I have Canon ixus 95, which I think is similar, just a year or so older, and with fewer Megapixels. It is a great camera, mainly because it is so compact, so you are more likely to have it with you when you need to take a photo. Mine cost about £100, but I have noticed several decent ones in a nearby second hand shop for around £70.Originally Posted by Macphail
I would say a 4x zoom is plenty most of the time. If you attempt to zoom much further than that camera shake will make it impossible to get a good photo unless you have a big tripod, or it is very sunny.
The hx9 is an awesome camera, i have one myself... However its sadly it isn't considered a cheap compact
Sorry McPhail, only just looked back in on this one. Probably looking to spend around £100.
How do Lumixes come out against the Sony and Canon? I've heard good things about them...
Picked up a Lumix FS16 in John Lewis for £95. They didn't have a black on in so we've got to wait for it to be delivered to store tomorrow.
On a side note, I find quite amusing the difference in price between the different colours of cameras. Lumix FS35 in black - £139. In silver - £169. £30 difference for a body colour!
You can't go wrong with a Panasonic compact. My ZS1 has served me well during my travels.
Now that she's got a new one, I'm fancying one for myself. Anyone got the Canon sx220?
I updated from a nikon coolpix[which cost over £300] to a ricoh R6[or it might be an R7 I can't remember]. It takes OK macro shots, which is what I take mostly. It's 8x zoom but I have no idea about image stabilisation, still haven't read the manual, but I took some zoom shots in the garden and they came out great and I had to use a tripod to get a decent photo with a 35mm camera.
It's smallish, feels considerably smaller than my bro's panasonic lumix.
Oh yes price I bought it from jessops brand new for £60, it was some special offer weekend or something like that! If I broke it I would buy another one.
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Sony HX9V is the best compact ive ever owned (and ive owned quite a few)
video quality is comparable to my Panasonic SD700 camcorder, pics are not quite as good as my previous Panasonic TZ10 but are very good.
yeh they need to firmware update the jpg compression rate, i actually got a 6mb pic out of it the other day lol
video is amazing.
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Smudger (11-10-2011)
Sx220 is a nice little camera but the flash placement really annoys me, its right where you instinctively want to rest your finger..
Smudger (11-10-2011)
same with the hx9, you have to get used to it.
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Yep, I'm learning this. So far, I'm quite pleased with it, having used it at a recent wedding, the picture quality was decent, even if my framing wasn't. Video on it was a pleasant surprise, came out better than that on my bro's Pentax DSLR...
You might find the following roundup review of compact travel zoom cameras helpful - the reviews are very in-depth: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/q311...zoomgrouptest/
I got the Canon Powershot SX230HS a few weeks back, partly on the strength of the above review. It was between that, a Lumix TZ20, the Sony HX9V, and as an outsider the Nikon S9100. I ruled out the HX9V because even with its excellent video, at £280 I couldn't justify its £50 price premium over the SX230HS or TZ20, which were both £230.
Initially I was all for getting the TZ20. Friends of mine have Lumixes and like them. But I ended up ruling it out because for a flagship model it appears to struggle more with low light conditions and reportedly has poorer image quality than either the Canon or Sony. Handling low light conditions well has been a bugbear of mine with most of the previous compact digital cameras I've owned (admittedly both Canon Ixus models, but there you go!).
I read about the flash placement/popup issue on the SX220/230 and felt I could live with it. Having had it a few weeks now, I'm very happy with my choice. It takes great pictures and very good video too. Sometimes I do still inadvertently put my finger over the flash so it doesn't pop up, but its easy enough to pop it up manually if it is required.
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