Hi all, just a bit of advice needed.
I'm looking for a new compact as I've had my current one for 9 years now (and it's not even what you'd call compact!)
I was recently bought a Cybershot w530, but I'm not really happy with it - the screen quality seems very poor from what I would have expected, so it's gone back.
I want it to be compact enough to fit into a small handbag and take everywhere with me, and to take a mixture of snapshots (from flowers out walking, to holidays, arty shots and nights out in clubs!) I like black cameras, but colour isn't that important, silver is good too. I want to be able to point and shoot without messing too much, but if you can get a bit more manual then that's good too. Ideally I just want it to be the best spec I can get for my budget, as I expect to still have it in 9 years time!
Budget is up to £200, but if I really couldn't get one to suit I'd go to £300.
The ones that have been mentioned have been:
Panasonic TZ8
Lumix fs30
Canon ixus 220 (or other ixus range)
Panasonic lx5
Canon s95 (bit out of budget!)
I've only seen the Ixus in person so I don't know about size comparisons on these. And I'm biased towards Canons, but that's only because I have a 450d and love it.
Can anyone recommend one of the above or another that would suit?
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I'm looking for a new compact as I've had my current one for 9 years now (and it's not even what you'd call compact!)
I was recently bought a Cybershot w530, but I'm not really happy with it - the screen quality seems very poor from what I would have expected, so it's gone back.
I want it to be compact enough to fit into a small handbag and take everywhere with me, and to take a mixture of snapshots (from flowers out walking, to holidays, arty shots and nights out in clubs!) I like black cameras, but colour isn't that important, silver is good too. I want to be able to point and shoot without messing too much, but if you can get a bit more manual then that's good too. Ideally I just want it to be the best spec I can get for my budget, as I expect to still have it in 9 years time!
Budget is up to £200, but if I really couldn't get one to suit I'd go to £300.
The ones that have been mentioned have been:
Panasonic TZ8
Lumix fs30
Canon ixus 220 (or other ixus range)
Panasonic lx5
Canon s95 (bit out of budget!)
I've only seen the Ixus in person so I don't know about size comparisons on these. And I'm biased towards Canons, but that's only because I have a 450d and love it.
Can anyone recommend one of the above or another that would suit?
Thanks