recomendations for a digital compact budget £150

[jonnie drake]

any ideas guys? cheers!

 

[brancho]

How big or small can the camera be?

How complex or simple does it need to be?

 

[jonnie drake]

I would like as fine a level of detail as possible, good focus and range. Not too bothered about losing out on size to get better pics. I was looking at the canon range? a lot of people seem to be happy with there compacts.

 

[robevs73]

Get one with a good lens, I have been told that the lens is more important than the ammount of pixels.

 

[maddave]

I use a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15 with a Leica lens. they cost just over £100 and give great results. See here

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/ca...ameras/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fs15-632812/review

 

[Jericho]

You'd be hard pressed to beat anything from the Canon PowerShot G range from 7 up, but, if you want something small and simple with a fantastic lens, take a look at the Casio Exilim range.

 

[jonnie drake]

the exilim and lumix both look the biz!

 

[brancho]

Get one with a good lens, I have been told that the lens is more important than the ammount of pixels.

Thats true

the exilim and lumix both look the biz!

Should work out for you

 

[jonnie drake]

is there any particular models to look out for in my budget?

 

[Thoth]

Have a think about what sort of battery the cameras use. You can't recharge some of them in the middle of nowhere. I use a Canon Powershot A520 partly because I can put AA batteries in it.

 

[leaf man]

I have a fujifilm 1500. 10mpixel 10 x optical zoom. Aint too big and u can get it from asda for about 150quid. I go nowhere with out it!

 

[jonnie drake]

cheers guys

 

[darrenh]

fujifilm xp10 water and shock proof cant be bad

 

[teflon]

Have a think about what sort of battery the cameras use...

Agreed. It's all too easy to get distracted by features.

 

[Pepperana]

The Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ7 is a very nice camera with a good lens.
It has also HD video what is a big plus. If you dont need the videomode the TZ6 is almost the same for a lower price.

 

[tinkerer]

The Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ7 is a very nice camera with a good lens.
It has also HD video what is a big plus. If you dont need the videomode the TZ6 is almost the same for a lower price.

i have one of these takes very nice pictures, easy to use, only downside is that its a rechargeable battery (cant use aa) . but for the money all in all a good buy . the viewfinder is a good size and will take a 4gb memcard which is loads.got mine from pixmania.co.uk.

 

[Lasse]

As said by others, think about the battery! Most compacts have good enough optics these days. More important to think about practical details. If you want the best optics and artistic possibilities, the only option is a dslr anyway.
AA's are cheap so you can carry as much as you like, they hold enough power if they're good quality ones and if you would run out, you can buy them anywhere on the planet.
I might have to buy a new compact soon, am looking for a rugged, minimalistic model with AA batteries and an optic viewfinder around your price mark. So far haven't found anything I like and they still produce...

 

[Pepperana]

I had a Canon Ixus 860is and a bought a spare battery on ebay for about 10 pounds.It last longer than the original one.
So AA battery's etc are not so good.