[Closed] Inbetween camera?

You could try something like the Canon G10.

If you particularly want landscapes then look out for cameras that offer a nice wide angle when zoomed right out.

You don't need a high end camera to take good pics.

[url= http://www.trustedreviews.com/digital-cameras/review/2009/07/28/Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-FZ38/p1 ]Panasonic Lumix EZ38[/url]?

I've been very happy with mine - yet to take it anywhere to get the shots it's capable of taking yet but have got some *great* family portraits

Panasonic LX3? Lots of options to play with and a very good quality sensor and lens. Small enough to take anywhere.

They're called bridge cameras, however, there is no comparison against a DSLR, none of them have good enough sensors. I've got a Panasonic Lumix FZ18 which got rave reviews 2 years ago, really excellent, but still doesn't take pictures of DSLR quality. If I did the same thing again, I'd buy a smaller camera that stuffs in a pocket ie Lumix ZS7 or smaller. With the FZ18, all too often I can't be arsed getting it out of my pack.

98% of the goodness of a photo is in the photographer and where you are when you take it. Don't get seduced by kit. A DSLR will NOT take great pictures for you, you have to take them.

I've got great pictures taken on a compact, but it was a fully featured compact not a 'take pictures of your pissed mates' compact.

Plus, wide angle for landscapes? I almost never use wide angle, I zoom in - wide angle makes everything look too damn small.

Thanks for all the suggestions! Good to have some ideas for where to start to have a look... I used to do quite a lot of photography with a film SLR but stopped when I went to uni. Since then my main criteria for buying a camera was long battery life (I often am away for a couple of weeks without electricity for work), the image quality wasn't so important.

And I know it's not all about the kit but since I need to get a new camera anyway I thought I might ask what people recommend!

I bought the Canon G11 for £ 347.00p plus £10 quid next
day delivery from digi-good off of e-bay uk
Brilliant high end compact camera with DSLR features.

Lumix TZ8? About £200, slightly bigger than a normal compact but not much more so. I've got a TZ65 which seems pretty good.

I use a G10 - its great. I haven't picked up my D80 since.

If I were to buy now, I would get a G11 due to its noise reduction (the G10 is poor above ISO 200).

another rec for the FZ38 - by far the best balance between size / quality and features.

canon S90, very good, pretty small, G11, etc are a little too large IMHO (I had a G9, sold it - too large and a little too noisy, the G11 is bigger again) . . . recently bought an S90 as a go everywhere camera when my SLR is too much hassle to carry. S90 has the same sensor as the G11 and is certainly a step up from the G9 I had in sensor noise, all the manual modes you need, decent zoom range, raw output that is properly supported in general RAW processing tools (unlike many of the panasonics).

I shoot a lot of images on my D3, but I still have a place for a back of the jeans pocket compact . . .

Wreckommended

Fd

The new Sony NEX-5

Crossbreed of compact and SLR

It's hard to justify a DSLR I think. I am going to do some great biking on holiday but I am not sure how I'm gonna fit my DSLR into my camelbak...

Plus, wide angle for landscapes? I almost
never use wide angle

Depends on your style I guess but I don't think it is particularly unusual to want to fit a goid bit of the landscape in. That Colin Prior blokey doesn't zoom in on individual rocks for instance 🙂

But yeah I know what you mean, but remember most compacts don't go any wider than around 35mm so "wide" is a relative term.

Panasonic GF1? I've had a quick go on one, easy to use and seems to get good results. Doesn't take up much space either.

The new Sony NEX-5 Crossbreed of compact and SLR

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