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Wryel
17-09-2008, 10:21
I'm not planning on getting into photography big time but would like to have one that is a bit more capable than your run of the mill, take out on the piss compact jobby. I've spoken to someone with this model and they said it had a lot of useful features without being overwhelming:

http://www.buyacamera.co.uk/xsearch.asp?RecId=PANCA292&pt=f

I really have no idea what I'm looking for and, while I plan to do some research I thought I'd ask you guys too!
Dee
17-09-2008, 10:29
Would you consider a bridge Pete?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fuji-FinePix-S6500-Digital-Camera/dp/B000IHYS2Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1221643686&sr=8-1

Or is that too big for you? (no puns please ;D)
AboveTheSalt
17-09-2008, 11:39
The Panasonic DMC-TZ5 is an absolutely fantastic camera. It isn't an SLR, but has the distinct advantage that it is small and as a result, you can have it on you at all times - go for it!
Wryel
17-09-2008, 18:46
Would you consider a bridge Pete?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fuji-FinePix-S6500-Digital-Camera/dp/B000IHYS2Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1221643686&sr=8-1

Or is that too big for you? (no puns please ;D)

Yeah, probably too big as I plan to use it socially a lot and don't fancy carrying something that big around all the time. But thanks for the suggestion!
Wryel
17-09-2008, 18:47
The Panasonic DMC-TZ5 is an absolutely fantastic camera. It isn't an SLR, but has the distinct advantage that it is small and as a result, you can have it on you at all times - go for it!

Cool, that echos what I've heard already.
Desmo
17-09-2008, 20:43
We've got the older TZ3. The zoom is great and overall it's a nice, slightly bigger compact camera with some great features. Only thing I don't like about it is that there are very few manual controls.