Cameras - Help me choose please......

[LeeJSA]

Seems theres a few knowledgeable people on here where digi cameras are concerned so perhaps you could give me a bit of advice please.

I'm looking at spending about £130ish on a pocket sized camera I can take out with me over xmas etc, looking for decent quality, good low light photos i.e. nites out etc but also got to be capable of taking pretty good shots of cars etc etc (dont want much do I!)

Will be looking at getting a Digi SLR later next year for more serious stuff.

I've narrowed it down to the following two cameras...

Casio Z1080 10.1MP - £129

http://www.casio.co.uk/Products/Digital Cameras/Exilim Zoom/EX-Z1080BKDDB/At a Glance/

Sony T20 8.1MP - £124

http://www.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProd...eType=Main&category=DCC+Digital+Still+Cameras

I'm swaying more toward the Casio for the simple reason of SD card & larger size images.

What would people recommend & are they any other cameras I should be considering at this price level??

Cheers for any help

Lee

 

[JJ!]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000O57OWI/?tag=cliospnet01-21

Decent review here, scores high is every area:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/digital-cameras/review/2007/06/05/Fujifilm-FinePix-F40fd/p1

'However, as with previous F-series cameras, it is the F40fd’s high-ISO performance that really stands out. Fujifilm is the only manufacturer that has really cracked image noise, by a combination of larger than average sensors with larger than average photocells, and vastly superior image processing. The F40fd has a maximum ISO setting of 2000, and produces usable images at this setting, with accurate colour balance, minimal loss of detail and an acceptable level of noise. I’m not exaggerating when I say that its image quality at 1600 ISO is better than many cameras can manage at 400. This means that in many situations you can switch the flash off and still take good pictures in low light conditions, something which simply isn’t possible with most digital cameras.

Image quality at lower ISO settings is correspondingly excellent. Like most Fuji compacts the F40fd has a superb Fujinon lens which produces good edge-to-edge sharpness with minimal barrel distortion. The level of detail in the images is better than many 10-megapixel compacts I’ve seen, in fact I would go as far as to say it produces some of the most finely detailed images I’ve seen from any compact camera. Exposure and colour rendition are excellent as always, focusing is very accurate, and the dynamic range of the large HR sensor is much better than the tiny 1/2.5-in sensors in most compacts. The only slight problem with image quality is one that has plagued most Fujifilm cameras, the dreaded purple fringes around bright highlights and high-contrast edges. If only Fuji could cure this as thoroughly as it has image noise it would have decisive advantage over other camera manufacturers.'

 

[LeeJSA]

Hmmmn...I had a Fuji FinePix Z1 for my last camera & I must admit I wasnt impressed and it only lasted just over a year without going faulty!!

Think I'll steer clear of Fuji this time!!

 

[Rasclart]

I had a Sony DSC-N1 before my D40. Was very impressed. I have been impressed with the T series Sonys as well. Cant go wrong with the Sony compacts IMO. Cant comment on the Fuji