Digital camera / video advice required

Need a digital camera that is primarily for photography (i.e. need decent resolution / optical zoom, presumably) but will also do a bit of video (but not at expense of still picture quality).

The above sentence probably represents the sum total of my knowledge on the subject.

Any suggestions?

 

fuji-try asda-had good offer pre xmas

 

What price range?

 

Any model in particular or just Fuji in general? (n/t)

 

Up to about 400 quid? (n/t)

 

you don't need to spend owt near that much for top, top quality

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000B5KFHM/qid=1136389497/026-2017551-9920428

good review here
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonA620/

and here
http://www.photoxels.com/canon-a620.html

 

<p align="justify">try dpreview.com</p>

 

RE: Up to about 400 quid? (n/t)

Ive got a Kodak DX7590 that I got late last year cost about £200 as I remember and Im really chuffed with it easy to use great pics (5 mega pixels) and decent videos. Did a lot of looking /asking at the time and that was the best value

 

Thanks all

Looked at the dpreview review of the Canon - looks just the ticket. Going to read the review of the Kodak once my brain has had time to recover from the technobabble - shouldn't be more than a couple of days. Not got to buy it until the missus's birthday on the 9th.

Thanks everyone,

Burgundy Red

 

depends on what you want

a330 finepix is what I got from them-no problems at all</p>

they tend to get job lots cheap-pop down or give them a ring</p>

 

be wary of kodak

I think they have some sort of docking module which I've read is a pain??

 

RE: depends on what you want

Cheers Paul, I'll check out the range then, when I'm ready to face dpreview again. "Popping down" to Asda's a bit of a problem (the clue's in the username) but I'm sure I could find a local / online stockist.

 

RE: Up to about 400 quid? (n/t)

any olympus cameras 4mp upwards i think comet were doing an offer of half price over new year model d345 £88 half price these cameras take superb pics trust me!

 

Re: Olympus

We have an ancient Olympus one (1.3 mpixels). Quite happy with it but software wasn't great.

 

RE: be wary of kodak

 

RE: be wary of kodak

Strictly optional never use one myself just download to the PC

 

Downloading to PC

Speaking of which, has that improved in the last few years 'cos it takes for ever on my old olympus.

 

RE: Downloading to PC

can only speak for myself but the Kodak is very quick and the softwares really good too I had a Casio b4 which was a bit slow and a bit of a pain to use

 

Dont forget that unless you are going to have your pics printed other than at home, you will need a good quality printer : dont waste cash on a high pixel count camera if your printer cant deliver the quality.

 

RE: Printer

Good point. Got that one covered, thanks.