Recommend a non SLR digital camera.

[Addicted]

I got a Canon SX210IS from the Canon Refurb thing on eBay, nice little camera and fantastic zoom on it!

[SamP]

Whats your budget/what you gonna use it for?

[eugegall]

Whats your budget/what you gonna use it for?

about £350 tops really. Has to be from PC World/ Currys.

General holiday/ moving into the better shot market than the s**t that goes on FB. I have a few good holidays lined up where i want to get some good snaps.

[shurm]

Had a DSLR but now have a Lumix TZ10 takes excellent pics and video and I carry it everywhere.

[SamP]

You might be able to get an EP1 and kit lens with that money now on TP second hand?

[ChrisR]

S100 or S95 (Amazon were knocking them out cheaper not too long ago) are a good shout, as is an Olympus ZX-1 (or it's replacement if there is one) or a Panasonix LX-5.

[v15ben]

It has to be an S95 for that money I think.
I've seen some amazing shots taken on them around various forums and I'm thinking of getting one for when I can't be arsed carting the DSLR around with me!

[eugegall]

Too many choices to choose from.

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/panason...00407-pdt.html
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/fujifil...05819-pdt.html
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/nikon-c...33953-pdt.html

It has to be an S95 for that money I think.
I've seen some amazing shots taken on them around various forums and I'm thinking of getting one for when I can't be arsed carting the DSLR around with me!

Guys only from Currys please? THe S95 and S100 are not stocked by them

[SamP]

X10.

[eugegall]

Cheers Sam. Will grab one later hopefully.

[Sym0n]

Panasonic Lumix TZ30. Will push you close to the top of your budget but it is amazing, it's the much updated version of the one I was using in Megève (TZ10).

[SamP]

Cheers Sam. Will grab one later hopefully.

I demand pics of the X10 when/if you get it. I'd love one so bad.

[eugegall]

Went to get the X10 and they didn't have any in stock. They will get some in today though.

They showed me the G12 too. Is that any good?

My only concern with the X10 is the zoom ability. I really wanted to increase the zoom but this one doesn't zoom very much!!

[Sym0n]

I'd personally go for the G12 over the X10, although it is quite a bit larger and way over your budget. Still for your needs I say TZ30.

[eugegall]

I'd personally go for the G12 over the X10, although it is quite a bit larger and way over your budget. Still for your needs I say TZ30.

I looked at the TZ30 and for the £330 price tag believe it or not the sales person said it was a gimmick compared to its little sister for £150 which almost does the exact same job. lol. Awesome guy.

[Sym0n]

What's a gimmick? The touch screen, fair play? But the rest of the spec is far superior to pretty much all other P&S units within that price scale, form factor and market level.

If you tell me you took the advice of some pleb in Jessops over me I'm gonna drive down to Guildford and beat the living s**t out of you.

[eugegall]

What's a gimmick? The touch screen, fair play? But the rest of the spec is far superior to pretty much all other P&S units within that price scale, form factor and market level.

If you tell me you took the advice of some pleb in Jessops over me I'm gonna drive down to Guildford and beat the living s**t out of you.

HAHA I think i remember you trying to hit me whilst we were in France. Didn't YOU end up on your arse?

Anyway he's a member of the Surrey photography club and seemed to know what he was on about.

[SamP]

G12's a pretty decent camera, you'd be pretty happy with either tbh. I wouldnt worry about the zoom range too much, are you really going to be using some massive zoom constantly? Worst case you can crop the images from the X10 smaller and get the same sort of image/zoom you'd get from a superzoom compact with a smaller sensor. G12 has a similar zoom range to the X10 as well iirc.

[Sym0n]

HAHA I think i remember you trying to hit me whilst we were in France. Didn't YOU end up on your arse?

Anyway he's a member of the Surrey photography club and seemed to know what he was on about.

LOL when was that? Was I drunk or on my snowboard or both?

Was he a Jessops employee?

[eugegall]

I know lots of you will snigger at my decision but FOR ME it felt right.

I'm very new to photography so something to technical will just put me off.

The two choices i shortlisted was
Nikon 1 J1
Olympus E-PL3

I got the epl3. Got home and it just didn't feel right. For me it felt like i had to do lots to just take a picture. Also it didn't feel great too hold.

Took it back this morning and replaced it with the Nikon. It feels much better. Great quality pictures with the simplicity feel.

Looking forward to learning this new hobby