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Outdoor Activities => Photography => Topic started by: robo on March 03, 2010

Title: new camera
Post by: robo on March 03, 2010
hi im looking a new camera it dosent have to be a real good one as im not willing to pay to much but im looking one for under a hundread pounds and can zoom in and out with a clear pic. I would appreciate it if you could give me some advice please as i dont know what im looking for. thanks
Title: Re: new camera
Post by: Kirth on March 03, 2010
If you have £100 to spend I would defo go second hand. If I was buying one I would go for a Fuji Finepix S5700, it had a 10x optical zoom, which is what you are looking for, digital zoom, distorts the image.

There is on of these on ebay and it is sitting around the right money.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FUJIFILM-FinePix-S5700-Digital-Camera-Post-Today_W0QQitemZ260560455456QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CamerasPhoto_DigitalCameras_DigitalCameras_JN?hash=item3caa9d0720
Title: Re: new camera
Post by: chris on March 03, 2010
I had a panasonic lumix something or other. They are very easy to use and have a leica lens, I got mine for £50 new so there are bargins to be had!
Title: Re: new camera
Post by: suspectmonkey on March 04, 2010
For a compact with a decent zoom range I would take a look at the Panasonic TZ (travel zoom) series.  RRP is over your budget, but Panasonic release a new model every year so you can either get a good deal on last years model or a second hand model.

If you cant stretch to a TZ then you wont go far wrong with just about any Pansonic Lumix or Canon IXUS.  You will find plenty of models new for under £100.  I know that sounds like a bit of a generalisation but both companies make quality compacts and there is often little to choose between them.  Getting a "clear" picture is often more down to the person holding the camera than the camera itself :)