Compact Digi-camera Recommendations.

[A.Pottinger]

Hi, someone I know is looking to purchase, and replace their almost-ancient digi compact camera.
I've lost track of the new ones and which ones that are perhaps the best to purchase.
Are there any recommendations for a compact digi?
Nothing terribly complicated (though they seldom are...)
That would be really helpful.

Best regards and TIA,
AP:)

[rfrazier]

Time brings all things to pass.--Aeschylus (525-456BC)

Even the negation of the above?

Best wishes,
Bob

[A.Pottinger]

:lol:
I suppose it depends on what we take to mean 'pass'-to 'succeed' at a given time, or to continue in some form, or, a combination of the two. Perhaps at a time, something may not pass as what it may be, or might be. As such, circumspection is useful quality as indeed is some kind of insight, or indeed carefulness. The nature of this, from that time, would have particular metaphysical and theological underpinnings, such as like Herodotus's Histories. The metaphysical in this case I'm not fully clear on, as I'm no aware as yet of all the new developments in this field.

Back to the camera, it would pass better into a museum that a photo call :lol:
What lesson it has to teach is a yet incomplete to my eyes.

Best wishes,
AP:)

[A.Pottinger]

Any ideas :bounce:

Best wishes,
AP:)

[Rod]

The Panasonic 'Lumix' models are excellent - they use Leica lenses. :)

Regards

Rod

[A.Pottinger]

Thank's Rod.
Hopefully some more good recommendations are coming. Sundial/Dunk may have some good ideas, hopefully, too.

Best wishes and thanks,
AP:)

[tredders]

I like the Canon Ixus models (but I biased as I use Canon DSLRs too).

This place is very good for digicam reviews: -

http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html

Whichever you decide on, this place is generally the cheapest I've found: -

http://www.onestop-digital.com/catalog/

Whilst they're based in Hong Kong, they guarantee to pay any duty charges you may be hit with. I've ordered a couple of things from them, and they've got through without issue. Oh, and things arrive within 3 or 4 days, too.

Hope this helps

Mark.

[spogehead]

Can highly reccomend the Canon ixus 860is.

Had it for 6 months and it's brilliant, it's my fourth canon, the whole ixus range is great :)

[A.Pottinger]

Thanks :)

Wonder if there are some further ideas?

AP:)

[Ming Thein]

Have a look at the Ricoh R8?

[Rod]

Have a look at the Ricoh R8?

They are supposed to be top class for macro pictures :)

Rod

[digger]

Another vote for Canon from me, a friend has one and it makes my Casio look terrible (I am a contributing factor obviously)

[mr1973]

Fuji F 31 FD if you manage to find one.

Still the best out there.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilmf31fd/

Simply the best low light performer.

[mr1973]

Or get the new Nokia N82 phone. It has a very, very nice 5 mp cam!

I'm actually doing all my photos with my cellphone these days.

http://thenokiablog.com/2007/11/17/more ... om-my-day/

[simoscribbler]

If you do lots of low light stuff (and on-camera flash is usually nasty) the F models Fujis seem to have a bit of an advantage over the rest: the F50FD is about £120 now, and the newer F100FD is about £160 - but seem to be issues with colour banding at high ISOs, which would put me off.

The IXUS Canons look cool and work well - a good choice I'd say. And as another poster says the Panasonics look good too - good lenses and nice build.

My tip: buy something from one of the above mfers that's just about to be replaced - improvements are incremental - don't be too drawn by high MP counts, and look for good image stabilisation - optical is best. And I'd certainly try a few before buying.

[A.Pottinger]

Thanks, :)

The Fuji F40d looks great. The F31 appears not to be generally available, and the F40d has SD card compatability.

Best regards and many thanks,
AP:)

[Fschwep]

Yoiu could take a look at the camera adviser page from Digital Imaging Resource:
http://www.myproductadvisor.com/mpa/...nputSummary.do

Generally, Canons are quite good and deliver very good image quality for the price, and some models still have an optical viewfinder as well as the screen. They are, however, not really rainproof (my dad's Powershot recently failed after some rain). Olympus make nice weather/splashproof compacts. If you want the most versatile optics with good wide angle, go for a Panasonic Lumix. These days, I'd always go for one with image stabilisation (IS).

[EdHughes1]

I have a Fuji F40 and I can heartily recommend it - in fact I have just purchased another one for my mother as a birthday present.

Terrific for indoor shots without having to use flash.

http://www.cliftoncameras.co.uk/mod/Pro ... 1QodhkZUuA

Also the Panasonic TZ (1,2,3, etc) series have huge (10x) Leica zooms if you want something with a more useful lens.

I have a TZ1, and again can recommend it.

Both suggestions are very easy to use

Ed

[A.Pottinger]

Thanks, I think the person is going to go for an F40d, so I'll hopefully get to handle it :)
The Panasonics look fun. Perhaps one to watch for, with that 10X lens etc.

Many thanks and best wishes,
AP:)