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which camera should i go for?

Eastofeden · 2009-10-05 10:12:28

hi, I want to buy my friend a new camera for her birthday and i have narrowed it down to the following three. She would mainly be using it for everyday use, family occasions, days out etc. Has anyone ever used any of the following cameras. if so which of the three do you reckon would be the best? Thanks in advance? The…

05-10-2009 10:12am

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Eastofeden

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hi,
I want to buy my friend a new camera for her birthday and i have narrowed it down to the following three. She would mainly be using it for everyday use, family occasions, days out etc. Has anyone ever used any of the following cameras. if so which of the three do you reckon would be the best? Thanks in advance?

The fujifilm A180 10.2MB- http://www.housecharm.co.uk/items/119-5592221/Fujifilm-A180-10MP-Digital-Camera--Black.html

The Samsung ES17 12MB- http://www.photographyblog.com/news/samsung_es17/

Or the Olympus Fe-46 or X-42 (same camera supposedly)- http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/22617/olympus-fe-46/

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#2 05-10-2009 10:40am

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If you look at the Stickies on the top you will see "So you want to buy a new camera" Which will give you a lot of information. There is links in there which should point to independent reviews.

The three models you have shown seem fairly similar. Personally I would go for the one with the least MP's on the sensor. Most who post here will not be using Point & Shoot cameras much so will have limited experience other that good brands to pick.

For P&S's I would probably go for Canon first, then Nikon, Fuji or Sony. That is just my perception though.

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#3 05-10-2009 10:51am

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CabanSail wrote: »

Personally I would go for the one with the least MP's on the sensor.

I agree with this point, though I would add the conditions

a) once its relatively up to date
b) compared to similarly priced cameras

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#4 05-10-2009 11:07am

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CabanSail wrote: »

For P&S's I would probably go for Panasonic/Lumix, Canon, Fuji or Sony and maybe Nikon. That is just my perception though.

Fixed for you :pac:

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#5 05-10-2009 11:51am

Eastofeden

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thanks guys. So the fuji would be a fairly good bet. I think i'll go with it..

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