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d.boyd1uk
15-03-2009, 11:00
looking for the best camera i can get for less than £100, must be digital and not film :thumbs:
camera is for holidays, may take football shots when my son is playing footie.
Have a canon ixus which is knackered, disappointed really as i havent used it that much and its screwed.
The404
15-03-2009, 14:48
Todays Mail on Sunday's 'Live' supplement magazine tested 14 different digital camera's that were specifically all under £100.

The best one, in their opinion, was the Samsung L201 (£80) which they gave 5 stars.

Here is a link to the camera they suggested (http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=cameracamcorder&type=digitalcameras&subtype=lseries&model_cd=EC-L201ZBBA/AS)
d.boyd1uk
15-03-2009, 16:21
can you tell me what came second and third, if you dont mind :D
The404
15-03-2009, 17:54
Sure. These were all that they reviewed

5 STARS
Samsung L201 (£80)

4 STARS
Casio EX-Z100 (£100)
Olympus FE-360 (£100)
Fujifilm J12 (£69)
Pentax E70L (£90)
Casio EX-Z85 (£100)

3 STARS
Fujifilm J150W (£99)
Kodak C913 (£59)
Canon A480 (£97)

2 STARS
Kodak M863 (£80)
Nikon L18 (£72)
Samsung S860 (£82)

1 STAR
Genius P831 (£65)
Sanyo S1080 (£88)
d.boyd1uk
15-03-2009, 20:11
Thank You
driver8
16-03-2009, 06:56
there's 4 great group reviews over at dpreview - look for HOLIDAYS-08 from REVIEWS on the left. Winners :

Enthusiast: (1) Panasonic LX3 (2) Canon PowerShot G10
Premium: (1) Fujifilm F100fd (2) Canon SD880 IS (Ixus 870 IS)
Compact: (1) Canon SD 790 IS & Panasonic DMC-FX37 (2) Sony DSC-T700 & Nikon Coolpix S210
Budget: (1) Panasonic Lumix LZ8 (2) Sony Cyber-Shot W120

The Panasonic LX3 seems to be the current darling, as a quality pocket camera for dSLR owners.

Personally, I'm a Canon fan, so would consider these current bargains and spend any difference on accessories (large memory card/s, decent case & poss extra battery) :
£117 - Canon IXUS 960 IS Digital Camera - Titanium (12.1MP, 3.7x Optical Zoom) 2.5" LCD from this thread - http://www.thedvdforums.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=530447
£109 - Canon Digital IXUS 80 IS Camera - Silver (8.0MP, 3x Optical Zoom) 2.5" LCD (http://www.thedvdforums.com/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=8&url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0012ZEDV4/thedvdforums-21)
£229 - Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera - Black (12.1MP, 6x Optical Zoom) 3.0" LCD (http://www.thedvdforums.com/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=8&url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000V9D6FQ/thedvdforums-21) :thumbs:http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=538126
Smeggy
16-03-2009, 15:44
The guys at dpreview.com may have used a more scientific approach to selecting the best "Budget Camera".

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q408budgetgroup/
James45
16-03-2009, 16:21
My mum recently bought an 8mp Samsung for around £80 and blown up the images are crud.
Smeggy
16-03-2009, 16:32
My mum recently bought an 8mp Samsung for around £80 and blown up the images are crud.

It has been my experience that you get what you pay for.

Often cameras do not come from the factory with the best image quality settings. The resolution may not be set to the maximum and the compression may be set for small file sizes. To get the best from any camera set the resolution to the largest size (assuming this is also the native resolution) and set image quality to High(est), Best or Fine(est).

Avoid digital zoom, this can often be switched off in the setup menu.
driver8
16-03-2009, 18:10
^ - agreed, plus keep on ISO100 for best results (even with flash)