Point and shoot help

L.Culley

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I have had a friend ask me for advice, She is not a photographer but wants to get herself a little point and shoot and she has asked me which one she should go for, I will be honest, I ouldnt know where to start, so I thought I would come here and see what you guys thought... She has a fairly low budget to be honest, she doesnt really want to spend more that £100, so any ideas that are under that price would be fantastic..

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Culley
 
my choice would be any NIKON - brillaint point and shoot camera's or for a little more cost a Bridge camera :thumbs:

Les ;)
 
cheers Lez... i must say, im v surprised to only get one comment, usually people are always readys to help here.
thanks again
 
lmgculley said:
cheers Lez... i must say, im v surprised to only get one comment, usually people are always readys to help here.
thanks again
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Possibly because these sort of posts normally go in the Equipment forum ;)

I'm not overly knowledgable on P&S cameras but perhaps look at ones that have a decent optical zoom as in my experience P&S units start looking not so good when digital zoom's used and/or the images are cropped.

This seems like quite a lot of camera for your money http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-pentax-optio-rz10-blood-orange-digital-camera/p1522425 although I can't vouch for what it's like to live with
 
My family have had a couple of Nikons which I feel always gave good results. My daughter has a now has a Samsung which again I feel's good. If she's after something to carry around easily I'd try & get the best quality 'body' (metal) so tough. Better results are possible with a 2nd hand bridge camera, but won't be a 'portable'. My wifes' Coolpix (& daughters Samsung) slip easily into bags.
Some here may disagree, but there doesn't seem to me to be a great deal of difference between many 'good brands'.
The only other thing I'll add is battery type. Usually in bulkier cameras, but are easily available AA or AAA allow for easy / cheap replacement. Dedicated batteries often seem to offer longer life, & more compact cameras, but are often far more expensive & may prove difficult to source when required.
 
cheers for your advice guys, that link looks good, i will pass the info on.
 
My husband's got a Sony Powershot or Cybershot (forget now), great little thing it is. Can't remember the model off the top of my head but I'll have a look when I get home if you want. It's very light and used a lithium battery which lasts a long time
 
kelack said:
My husband's got a Sony Powershot or Cybershot (forget now), great little thing it is. Can't remember the model off the top of my head but I'll have a look when I get home if you want. It's very light and used a lithium battery which lasts a long time
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Thanks for the post however my friend went and bought the one from the sent link. thanks for your time though.
 
Nikon coolpix s3100 is an amazing little thing. Most places have them for less than a hundred now.
 
I find the Sony Cyber shot truly appalling indoors. Outside it is quite versatile but when indoors it is truly dreadful in terms of colour tones. Even with the various scene modes and limited WB adjustments it is an awful instrument in comparison with Nikon.
 
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