Recommendations for compact camera

[rolty]

Afternoon all,

It's my birthday in a few weeks and the parents in their good nature have decided to buy me a camera! I'm looking for something like the Canon Ixus in terms of size, looking for about 6MP, and around £150.

The floor is yours!

[jasmine]

Can you go halves with them? I really love this one

[nick_bbb]

I just bought a Canon Ixus IS 85 last week, very pleased with it. Was just over £140 from Argos.

[andy-xr]

Still like my little Lumix TZ4 that I bought on a whim as a glovebox and walkabout one for when I didnt want to take the SLR and associated kit. Some nice features on it, and the scene modes work quite well if thats your thing

[dougc]

andy-xr said:

Still like my little Lumix TZ4 that I bought on a whim as a glovebox and walkabout one for when I didnt want to take the SLR and associated kit. Some nice features on it, and the scene modes work quite well if thats your thing

Second that - bought one as a gift for my Dad and its been faultless. The 10x optical is very handy too.

[rolty]

Thanks for the suggestions so far, like the look of the Ixus suggested above. Any amazing cameras out there that are oft overlooked?

[Cactussed]

I've also go an Ixus (85 I think?). Been very happy with the results. Used to have a Sony cybershot and it was nowhere near as good.

Not a scientific review I know, but I'd stick to the brands that make cameras (ie Canon, Pentax, Nikon, Leica etc).

Also, look at dpreview.com

[350GT]

dougc said:

andy-xr said:

Still like my little Lumix TZ4 that I bought on a whim as a glovebox and walkabout one for when I didnt want to take the SLR and associated kit. Some nice features on it, and the scene modes work quite well if thats your thing

Second that - bought one as a gift for my Dad and its been faultless. The 10x optical is very handy too.

Thirded, the Lumix ones are superb cameras. I have a TZ3, and the zoom, lens, and the sturdyness of it is really fantastic for a little snappy camers.

[Scraggles]

http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/consumer/digital/digital...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePix-F50fd-Dig...

got it as a replacement last year ?

excellent low light camera, took me a while to get the range sorted and at £120 for 12 mb camera, u can downgrade the shots, but why bother

not waterproof !

[vetteheadracer]

a bit out of your price range but I bought one of these back before Xmas and it takes brilliant pics even with an idiot behind the camera!

http://www.ukdigital.co.uk/canon_ixus_980_is.htm

and it shoots full motion video in HD which is a bonus.

just one of the pics I took with the Ixus 980 whilst out on a pontoon boat in Florida a couple of weeks back.

[FlossyThePig]

vetteheadracer said:

http://www.ukdigital.co.uk/canon_ixus_980_is.htm
and it shoots full motion video in HD which is a bonus.

Interesting that the spec on your link gives highest resolution for video as 640 x 480, 30fps.

One advantage of Canon cameras is most can have their firmware enhance with CHDK