[Closed] Good compact camera for a beginner?

Any of the Panasonic DMC range they seem to be universally nice cameras.

Your needs are a bit vague. What sort of pics do you want to take (family snaps, action shots, something arty, stills and video, etc)? When you say beginner do you mean you've hardly used a camera so you want a simple point and shoot or you want to learn a bit about taking pictures so you want some manual options?... and finally, without hearing the answer to any of those questions, my answer in an LX3

Thanks

Yes Nick point and shoot mainly family snaps, or maybe a phone cam is just as good?

If you've got a phone cam try using it and play around with the options. It might turn out to be a pile of crap, but if you work out why/what you don't like about it you can use that to decide what to look out for on a P&S. Alternatively it might turn out to be perfectly good in which case no need to spend any money.

Totally agree with sas. Phones take pretty good pics these days and you will most ikely have it with you when you need it. Just remember to put the photos somewhere else regulalry as phones can get lost or stolen very easily (or use an automated wifi backup system). Once you've used it for a bit you'll know if you need more capability

one up from a phonecam is a £130 nikon bridge camera. basic functions but bigger lens = more light on the sensor = nicer photos in my simple world

http://shop.fujifilm.co.uk/refurbished-digital-cameras/compact/fun-and-easy

Phone cams are slow and not really good quality.

If you want better pictures than any old digicam, get one that looks like this:

[img] [/img]

With the bigger lens, usually on one side like that. They are usually known as bridge cameras, and come with more features to help you take pictures but also more manual control so you can make it do what you want.

You'll need to learn about photography a little bit to take advantage of those features of course, but don't be intimidated. There are a few very very simple rules that will make a big difference.

Lets confuse him even more. Forget bridge cameras what you want is a compact system camera, olympus do some good ones using the micro four thirds interchangeable lenses. its kinda like a cross between a dslr and a compact!
quick edit 🙂