Sony vs nikon £270 to spend

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Which on will give me the best quality photos for this price range please? I've seen good reviews for Sony but always assumed Nikon would be better as it specialises in photography. I'm looking on Argos mainly as this will be for family holiday and occasional events. Like I say, it's primary function will be for photo quality/clarity.
 
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Which on will give me the best quality photos for this price range please? I've seen good reviews for Sony but always assumed Nikon would be better as it specialises in photography. I'm looking on Argos mainly as this will be for family holiday and occasional events. Like I say, it's primary function will be for photo quality/clarity.
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Are you looking at DSLR and mirrorless (such as Nikon D3300 and Sony A6000) to are you looking at compact/bridge cameras?

In the real world Nikon won't give you better image quality than Sony and vice versa assuming you are comparing like for like models (it's no good comparing a Nikon APS-C DSLR with a Consumer compact camera). Sensor size and lenses will play far more of a part in image quality, not to mention technique and light. Buy which ever feels most comfortable and which you like the ergonomics and features of.
 
Snerkler is correct, Damon. I own and use both Nikon and Sony equipment. There's no doubt that my pro-grade very expensive Nikon gear gets me better quality images than the budget priced amateur Sony gear but in truth when I make up A4 prints there's not a lot in it. I can confidently say that a 270 pound Nikon and a 270 Pounds Sony will be as good as each other in real terms. Choose the one that fits your hand the best, and gives you the facilities that you want. IMHO a viewfinder should be high on the list... I simply can't get on with having only a viewing screen but that's just me.

Good luck in your search and welcome to this wonderful hobby.

Rob
 
Ideally I just want the best value for money, quality wise for my price range the bridge style looks far more professional but they seem to both be as powerful

nikon B500

Sony DSCH 400

These are the 2 that have caught my eye the most over the last few days of mulling over

My main thinking is, what I gain with the extra zoom with the Sony do I lose out on quality that nikon may give?
 
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Damonlufc said:
Ideally I just want the best value for money, quality wise for my price range the bridge style looks far more professional but they seem to both be as powerful

nikon B500

Sony DSCH 400

These are the 2 that have caught my eye the most over the last few days of mulling over

My main thinking is, what I gain with the extra zoom with the Sony do I lose out on quality that nikon may give?
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There is more to a camera than ‘quality’, and don’t assume Nikon is better than Sony ‘just because’. In fact most Nikon cameras use Sony sensors anyway and Sony use Zeiss lenses which a have huge heritage if that’s important to you.

Personally I would look at whatever has the largest sensor, the best autofocus and the fastest aperture lens, all other things are really splitting hairs.
 
Damonlufc said:
Ideally I just want the best value for money, quality wise for my price range the bridge style looks far more professional but they seem to both be as powerful

nikon B500

Sony DSCH 400

These are the 2 that have caught my eye the most over the last few days of mulling over

My main thinking is, what I gain with the extra zoom with the Sony do I lose out on quality that nikon may give?
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If you want the best quality in terms of compacts/bridge cameras (bridge cameras are just compact cameras in a bigger body with a longer zoom, they offer no better IQ and are not to be compared with DSLRs) then look at the compact cameras with the 1" type sensors such as the Sony RX100, Canon G7x, and Panasonic TZ100. These will give much better image quality than any of the cameras you've listed. The only time I'd recommend those bridge cameras over the 1" type Compacts is if you absolutely need the zoom. There are bridge cameras with 1" type sensors such as the Sony RX10 but I doubt you'd find one within budget, even used.

Of the Sony RX100's you may be able to get the mark I or Mark II within budget, but I would recommend the Canon G7x over these. It's wider at the short end being 24mm eq, and has a brighter lens letting in over a stop more light at the ling end.
 
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