Best POS for under £200?

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Im after a point and shoot for under £200. It needs to have an optical viewfinder and ideally more than 3X optical zoom. Any suggestions?
 
Gaz81 said:
What sort though? ultra thin sort of thing?
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Doesn't need to be ultra thin, but the smaller the better. Needs to fit in a pocket easily enough. Its to replace my mums dying Ricoh caplio r1.

Banath said:
Sony DSC-H7

Ok I'm £14.99 over but this has got to be one of the best all round cameras for the price:

http://www.jessops.com/ShoppingCart/default.aspx#

I still use my DSC-H1 when I can't be bothered to get out the Nikon for a quick photo its an ace little camera with a massive optical zoom when needed, a 2x teleconverter and macro lenses are available for it aswell.:thumbs:

you can see a brief review here:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07022705sonyh9h7.asp
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Thanks for the suggestion, but that is too big. That seems more like a bridge camera than a point and shoot.
 
Is the optical veiwfinder absolutely necesary?

They tend to be poor on smaller cameras anyway (IMO of course).

So my reccomendation goes to a Fuji F31FD if you can still find one. Much better than the 'upgrades' (F40/F50 etc). Best camera i have bought. It's always with me and has been everywhere with me including scuba diving (in a waterproof DicaPac of course ;) )
 
Chillimonster said:
Is the optical veiwfinder absolutely necesary?

They tend to be poor on smaller cameras anyway (IMO of course).
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Yup, im afraid so. They may be poor, but not as poor as EVF or screens. And my mums is used to optical viewfinders now, so id rather get a camera with one.
 
Messiah Khan said:
Yup, im afraid so. They may be poor, but not as poor as EVF or screens. And my mums is used to optical viewfinders now, so id rather get a camera with one.
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I had the same with my mum, so i lent her my F31fd, stuck it on auto and left it with her for a weekend (Battery is good for 550 shots +). She now has a F31fd and 2GB Card :D

The screen on the F31fd is excellent (the f20 is low resolution) and the good ISO performance means no blurry pics.

But i understand your prediciment (sp??) so good luck in the search ;)
 
The Canon Ixus 75 should really be looked at, despite the fact it lacks an optical viewfinder. The 3" screen is amazing, and thats coming from a optical viewfinder lover!
 
Yep I was going to reccomend the 75, it's much better in my opinion, the 3" screen is essential for a P&S.

But since he's looking for one that has to have a viewfinder, I suggest the 70. It's basically the same just with a smaller screen and viewfinder.
 
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