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Which compact camera ?
Well i need a new compact camera, i've been looking at the information on the net, but it has left me totally confused 
I'm looking for something i can just keep in my pocket and take on walks with the dogs etc, my Olympus is just to bulky to do that, so any advise would be great also i only what to spend £100 - £150 as i have already been buying extra's for my Olympus lately,
Any suggestions
I'm looking for something i can just keep in my pocket and take on walks with the dogs etc, my Olympus is just to bulky to do that, so any advise would be great also i only what to spend £100 - £150 as i have already been buying extra's for my Olympus lately,Any suggestions
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I would look at the Panasonics, Nikons, Canons and Sony - are there any specific features you want like a long zoom? If so look at the Fuijis as they can be pretty good.
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I'm a big fan of Canon's Ixus range - small neat and tidy with great build quality - nice macro rsults too.
Mine is a few years old now (Ixus 80 IS) but is well within your budget.
http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Prod...al_IXUS_80_IS/
Mine is a few years old now (Ixus 80 IS) but is well within your budget.
http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Prod...al_IXUS_80_IS/
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I always have Panasonic P&S, love them 
Bought my daughter a Canon Power Shot for Xmas, and that's a great camera too.
Bought my daughter a Canon Power Shot for Xmas, and that's a great camera too.
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I always blow the Pentax compact trumpet! I was very pleased with mine.
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Lots of different opinions and advise Musky, but I'm sure all of the above would give good results. I would only add, maybe go and try a few to see what the controls/interfaces are like. Perhaps take your own memory card with you and then you could compare the results too.
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Thanks for the advise everyone, Canon is at the top of my list at the moment
Good advise KenTT I'm going to go and look, it's a bit easy these days, buying from the net, but it's not the same as actually holding something,
Lets hope i make the right choice, i'm not very good at decisions
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KenTT Lots of different opinions and advise Musky, but I'm sure all of the above would give good results. I would only add, maybe go and try a few to see what the controls/interfaces are like. Perhaps take your own memory card with you and then you could compare the results too.
Lets hope i make the right choice, i'm not very good at decisions
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I have 2 p&s. A £100 fuji one and a Nikon Coolpix L21 I got off ebay for £40. I use the Nikon 99.9% of the time.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nikon-Coolpix-...item2a1164568f
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I have 2 p&s. A £100 fuji one and a Nikon Coolpix L21 I got off ebay for £40. I use the Nikon 99.9% of the time.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nikon-Coolpix-...item2a1164568f
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Thank you everyone for your advise, I finally have my new camera, it is a Nikon coolpix S2500, I'm very pleased with it so far I've been out and about snapping like mad, so hopefully will have something to show you all soon
I've been out and about snapping like mad, so hopefully will have something to show you all soon
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My Compact/P&S: Nikon Coolpix S2500 |
