Best point and click for £150

[chewyuk]

Its my mums birthday coming up and thought I'd buy a digital camera for them as a joint present with my brother.
Got about £150 to spend in total.
What are the recommendations from everyone please. :help:

Cheers,
Neil

[chewyuk]

http://www.jessops.com/Store/s34885/1-136-236/Home/Cameras/Digital-Compact-Cameras/Sony/CYBER-SHOT-W50-Digital-Camera---WEB-EXCLUSIVE-PRICE%2c-NOT-AVAILABLE-IN-STORE-/details.aspx

Maybe ?

[digitalfailure]

My mums just got hold of a samsung compact for around that price, it's an 8mp job too :eek:

She's had a few prints done of my sisters new born and the quality is great.

[chewyuk]

Sounds good, what is the model, do you know offhand?

[digitalfailure]

clicky (http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5604717/Trail/C%24cip%3D42463.Photography%3EC%24cip%3D42472.Digi tal%2Bcameras.htm)

I'm pretty sure thats the one she went for.

[Joe T]

I dont know if the Fuji F11 is still available for a price in that range?

[chewyuk]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fuji-FinePix-F10-Digital-Optical/dp/B0007Z9ZQI/sr=8-1/qid=1159597697/ref=pd_ka_1/026-3173889-1860444?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

The F11 is a great shout, I have used a Fuji before and thought the quality was good overall. Amazon sells it on the above link for £152.76 which is a perfect price.

[chewyuk]

Doh, its an F10, not F11 on that link, the actual price is £200.

However the F10 looks good value

Having done further research I think its between these 3:

Sony CyberShot DSC-W30 Silver,
6.0 megapixel
3X Optical zoom
6X Digital zoom
2.5 LCD screen
32 MB internal memory
VGA Movie mode (640 x 480)
High sensitivity mode Anti Blur (ISO 1000)
Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar Lens

Fuji FinePix F10 Digital Camera
6.3 megapixel super CCD sensor for razor sharp clarity
3X Optical zoom lens (36mm 108mm equivalent)
ISO 1600 Four times as effective in low light
High resolution 2.5 inch LCD monitor
VGA movie capture of 30 frames per second with sound
Impressive 500 shot battery life
Ultra-quick response times

Samsung Digimax S800 8MP
8m pixels.
3 x optical zoom.
10 x digital zoom.
2.4in LCD colour screen.
10 scene modes.
Easy to use mode dial.
SD memory card compatible up to 1GB capacity.
20MB internal memory .
Video output

Hmmm - The Fuji looks appealing still and it has great reviews on amazon.

[JBHammond]

Try the Olympus SP 350 -slightly more than £150 -but probably the best creative compact out there at the moment for the price. In fact beats many more expensive compacts.