Need some advice - camera plus HD video

[Bing o]

Gurus,

I need your help.

I need the following:

A camera for my holiday to Malaysia - so need something good for city scapes, jungle folliage, elephants etc - ie an allrounder.

Also, easy to shoot friends in nightclubs....

I also need HD video for fixing my very broken golf swing, and general HD loveliness.

Budget is £300 or am I dreaming?

Ideally a Sony or Panasonic as that would fit in with my current PC/TV, but happy to remain brand abnostic!!

[Andy M]

You're dreaming...

[Skodaku]

Bing o said:

Gurus,

I need your help.

I need the following:

A camera for my holiday to Malaysia - so need something good for city scapes, jungle folliage, elephants etc - ie an allrounder.

Also, easy to shoot friends in nightclubs....

I also need HD video for fixing my very broken golf swing, and general HD loveliness.

Budget is £300 or am I dreaming?

Ideally a Sony or Panasonic as that would fit in with my current PC/TV, but happy to remain brand abnostic!!

£300 might just do it..........with a little flexibility. Sony DSC HX-1 is the baby you need. 28-560mm zoom and HD video. Not perfect imaging in every mode but neither are most Nikon or Canon cameras even at a few times the price. Well worth a look, I think.

Very nearly bought one but went for an Alpha instead, (i.e. DSLR route rather than Bridge route).

[ian in lancs]

Skodaku said:

Not perfect imaging in every mode but neither are most Nikon or Canon cameras even at a few times the price

tosh

[size13]

What about a Panasonic TZ7?

[Bing o]

size13 said:

What about a Panasonic TZ7?

I'm liking the look of that - good call!

[size13]

Bing o said:

size13 said:

What about a Panasonic TZ7?

I'm liking the look of that - good call!

I bought one last week for a similar reason - wanted a small camera with HD. Not really played with it much yet though!

[Los Palmas 7]

Panasonic LX3?

[beano500]

Bing o said:

I also need HD video ...

I think there's a little way to go on the convergence trail yet.

Meanwhile, Mrs Beano has become the proud owner of a Panny HD-20 since her birthday. What a super little chap that is! (I wouldn't bother, personally, taking a still on it mind!)

[redtwin]

Samsung WB550?, £180ish new on Ebay..

No experience of them personally, but I keep coming back to it (mainly due to price) when looking at compacts with HD video. Image stabilized 10X optical zoom when shooting video sounds impressive too.

Edited by redtwin on Tuesday 17th November 18:30