Digital Camera - Someone who knows there s**t

[bobby_the_one]

Basically im looking at buying a digital camera! Between say £80 - £150 ive seen a couple i like the look of

- Canon Powershot A580 8MP Camera.

- Nikon P60 8MP Digital Camera.

But these are only 8mp for less money i can get a 12 mp camera

- GE A1200 12MP Camera - Black.

I ll be using the camera mainly for days out, nights out and for football so i dont think i warrent a need to go spending hundreds of £`s on one!

Anyone got any recomendations or tips when buying a digital camera or can anyone shed any light on how good or bad these cameras are as i have next to no knowledge!

cheers rob

 

[JJ!]

Don't be fooled by the MP and stay well away from that GE!!!

Canon A590is is under £100

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00131MUWQ/?tag=cliospnet01-21

4x zoom and IS - better than the 580 you mentioned too!

 

[paddyirishman]

I bought myself a samsung NV8 for £90. Its 8.1mp and easy to use and takes great pics

 

[unofficialPete]

Stay away from the GE and also the Nikon, I'm sure they make good DSLR's but not heard anything good about their compacts. The Canon A590is sounds like a steal..

 

[bobby_the_one]

whats so bad about the GE, glad i asked now was going to go for that due to the mp thing!! goin to have a look at the Canon A590. Is there a major difference between this and the a580?

 

[JJ!]

MP does not equal better quality!!!

A590:

4x zoom with optical Image Stabilizer
Range of accessories
Manual Controls

 

[unofficialPete]

whats so bad about the GE, glad i asked now was going to go for that due to the mp thing!! goin to have a look at the Canon A590. Is there a major difference between this and the a580?

Its just the brand to be honest, there not a big player and yeah mega pickels are just for marketing these days.

 

[Jungle_Jim]

if you want if for nights out then you want something small, i would go for the canon ixus 70.
its a great little camera and is really small - £99 on amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000NUWJOM/?tag=cliospnet01-21

or if you want something for more advance picture taking then the panasonic lumix seem pretty good (and they come with a leica lens)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0014FIHSC/?tag=cliospnet01-21

dont worry too much about mega pixel, anything over 6 is fine to be honest, the picture will only ever be as good as the glass that captures it

 

[GR7]

If your nights out include concerts, how about a Panasonic Lumix TZ5! My hubby bought me a pressie of one a few weeks ago and it takes quite good pics... and zooms in fine too! I've got a similar specced Fuji with a good zoom!

 

[Brasseye]

Panasonic Lumix TZ5 very good compact

180 on amazon atm

 

[jmsonline]

the best compact zoom camera going at the moment getting one this weekend, nothing comes close for the money and a fantastic zoom and big screen!

 

[Brasseye]

Yup taken mine on two holidays now in place of the dslr,s and been great for a compact

 

[jmsonline]

how much worse was the image quality compared to the dslr?