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What is the best digital camera I can buy for around £120?
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I have a budget but am looking to buy my Dad a decent-ish camera for Christmas! I've had a look around but a lot of it goes right over my head! I'm looking for a good all-rounder camera with a decent zoom and pixels. Any advice welcomed.
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Get him a bridge camera.
I'd recommend the Panasonic Lumix FZ38, 12 mega pixels and 18X optical zoom, you get loads for your money and they don't come much better than this until you enter the marvellous world of the DSLR! It has a threaded lens so you can add filters and it can shoot in raw (should your Dad get into post-
I'd recommend the Panasonic Lumix FZ38, 12 mega pixels and 18X optical zoom, you get loads for your money and they don't come much better than this until you enter the marvellous world of the DSLR! It has a threaded lens so you can add filters and it can shoot in raw (should your Dad get into post-
00:44 Tue 30th Oct 2012
A bit over your budget but I just bought a Canon SX220 for £149 and I have just used it on a weeks holiday to Mexico.
Fantastic camera, long zoom, and terrific photos.
It is coming to end of life so hence a bargain as it is normally well over £200
Review here
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On sale at Amazon (I bought it at Jessops)
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Fantastic camera, long zoom, and terrific photos.
It is coming to end of life so hence a bargain as it is normally well over £200
Review here
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On sale at Amazon (I bought it at Jessops)
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Here is a picture I took in Mexico last week with the Canon SX220
This iguana was some distance from me so I had to zoom in, but just look at the detail on the skin and on the sand
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This iguana was some distance from me so I had to zoom in, but just look at the detail on the skin and on the sand
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Here is another one from Mexico. This was on maximum zoom (the dolphins were some distance away) but it is still pretty sharp even on full zoom
Note you can click on the picture to make it bigger.
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Note you can click on the picture to make it bigger.
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Get him a bridge camera.
I'd recommend the Panasonic Lumix FZ38, 12 mega pixels and 18X optical zoom, you get loads for your money and they don't come much better than this until you enter the marvellous world of the DSLR! It has a threaded lens so you can add filters and it can shoot in raw (should your Dad get into post-processing at some point). I'm talking S/H here btw.
I'd recommend the Panasonic Lumix FZ38, 12 mega pixels and 18X optical zoom, you get loads for your money and they don't come much better than this until you enter the marvellous world of the DSLR! It has a threaded lens so you can add filters and it can shoot in raw (should your Dad get into post-processing at some point). I'm talking S/H here btw.
...plus, it has a Leica lens and it can take macro shots as close as about 1/2 an inch.
The FZ38 was my 'baby' before I discovered DSLRs, here are a couple of photos I took with this camera:
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The FZ38 was my 'baby' before I discovered DSLRs, here are a couple of photos I took with this camera:
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bridge cameras are good but bulky. If you're just looking for one that fits in a pocket I'd go for a Lumix (in fact I have)
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First one on the list looks pretty good and fits your budget (with enough left over for a memory card, which doesn't seem to be included).
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First one on the list looks pretty good and fits your budget (with enough left over for a memory card, which doesn't seem to be included).
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