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Best camera for under £300
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A red missile
If you want a small point and shoot that gives decent shots try whichever Canon Ixus comes in at the right price, or one of the Casio Exilims, or the Sony DSC-N1. I'd personally say an Ixus but im biased as i've always had Canon.
At a quick glance maybe the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5?
http://www.cameras2u.com/products/d...er=klk&tduid=88c4f3f0c98891e43c4e29b1d5bd3f7e
With memory you should still be under budget..
http://www.cameras2u.com/products/d...er=klk&tduid=88c4f3f0c98891e43c4e29b1d5bd3f7e
With memory you should still be under budget..
Pete, you love those Pannys now don't you 
I recently got an FZ7 for someone at work (slightly newer than the one you suggested), it's about 2/3 of the size of mine yet has the exact same 12X zoom and full manual controls, couldn't believe how good it was for the size and price.
Panasonic TZ1 ("Tizzy") if you want something compact, awesome camera which just demands that you take pics all the bloody time. Everyone I know who has it absolutely loves it, well under budget too even with a few 1GB SD cards. It will control everything for you so it won't be complex, and the 10X zoom will be a revelation if you've only ever used "normal" cameras before, you can get so many shots that aren't normally possible.
Hundreds of sample shots on this forum and a decent review here
http://www.ukdigital.co.uk/panasonic_digital_cameras.htm are very very good for buying cameras, they supply actual UK stock as well (many companies supply Europe/US versions, nothing wrong with that but most people prefer a UK version)
Whatever you buy don't get lured into a bundle deal with memory (especially from an actual store), it is now unbelievably cheap online at places such as Ebuyer, cards that cost £100+ in Argos are available for £20 online.
I recently got an FZ7 for someone at work (slightly newer than the one you suggested), it's about 2/3 of the size of mine yet has the exact same 12X zoom and full manual controls, couldn't believe how good it was for the size and price.Panasonic TZ1 ("Tizzy") if you want something compact, awesome camera which just demands that you take pics all the bloody time. Everyone I know who has it absolutely loves it, well under budget too even with a few 1GB SD cards. It will control everything for you so it won't be complex, and the 10X zoom will be a revelation if you've only ever used "normal" cameras before, you can get so many shots that aren't normally possible.
Hundreds of sample shots on this forum and a decent review here
http://www.ukdigital.co.uk/panasonic_digital_cameras.htm are very very good for buying cameras, they supply actual UK stock as well (many companies supply Europe/US versions, nothing wrong with that but most people prefer a UK version)
Whatever you buy don't get lured into a bundle deal with memory (especially from an actual store), it is now unbelievably cheap online at places such as Ebuyer, cards that cost £100+ in Argos are available for £20 online.
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A red missile
I couldn't believe it the other day, was looking at 7day shop and they've got 2Gb Compact Flash cards for 17.99.
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4 quid more over your budget but heard this is a very good camera for the money....
http://www.cameras2u.com/products/details.cfm?PRODUCT=N077070A
FUJIFILM FINEPIX S9500
http://www.cameras2u.com/products/details.cfm?PRODUCT=N077070A
FUJIFILM FINEPIX S9500
Cant go worng with an ixus!!
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/228731/art/canon/digital-ixus-800-is.html?srcid=1034
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/228731/art/canon/digital-ixus-800-is.html?srcid=1034
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