Due to what we’ll call “an unfortunate incident” on holiday, I’m in the market for a new digital camera to replace my Kyocera Finecam S3. I’ll be limited to what I can get from Jessops due to the nature of my insurance, and we’re probably talking in the region of the £250 mark … though if I’m allowed to, I may contribute my own cash toward it. The Kyocera was worth around £350 when I bought it four years ago, but it turns out that individual items are capped at £250 in my policy. Thankfully, camera prices have tumbled since 2001.
The restrictions: I ideally want good optical zoom, and MMC/SD Card storage. It should also be as small as possible, as it’s likely to travel most places with me. Being able to use conventional batteries is a bonus, but not essential.
Likely options so far:
- Konica Minolta DImage X60S (fast startup, fugly)
- Nikon Coolpix S1 (small++, no viewfinder–)
- Canon Digital Ixus 50
- Sony DSC W15 (Memory Stick downside, rechargeable AA upside)
- Canon Ixus i Zoom (ironic use of zoom in name, 2.4x optical is not as good as finecam’s 3x!)
- Pentax Optio SVi (5x zoom!)
- Canon Ixus 55
- Canon Digital Ixus 700 (yum…)
- Canon Powershot A620 (4x zoom! 7mp! also bloody huge!)
- Canon Powershot S70 (3.6x zoom)
- Konica Minolta DImage Z5 (12x zoom! huge!)
Any recommendations?
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I like canon cameras. Have had several digitals from them over the years and no complaints.