[googlopharm]

I hope some of you guys can help me out with a camera purchase. I am looking for a digital camera that is;
Compact (can fit in my pocket)
Decent resolution 5mp and above
Some sort of image stabilization would be nice
Decent night performance
Optical zoom
Nice LCD
Not ridiculously expensive


I was thinking maybe a Sony DCS T200 but when it comes to cameras I really have no idea and would appreciate any input by you gurus.

[AnypecekceS]

If you want a really good one then i would recommend the Panasonic FX30 has all the features you want and can be had for less than £150 if you look around don't know wat that equates to in Aussie Dollars thou.

Good review here of it

http://www.digicamreview.com/panason...x30_review.htm

[casinobonbone]

One of the Panasonics

[hotsaucemidl]

If you want a really good one then i would recommend the Panasonic FX30 has all the features you want and can be had for less than £150 if you look around don't know wat that equates to in Aussie Dollars thou.

Good review here of it

http://www.digicamreview.com/panason...x30_review.htm

Looks pretty good, I do like the fact that it can take normal SD cards rather than the sony cards.
As for price 150 pounds that equates to around $350 but the retail price is $499AUD, can get the FX33 from ebay new for around $400AUD rather than the $500 for the T200. Going by these reviews of the FX55 and the T200 you can see that the T200 has much less grain in the ISO examples given. I really don't know if it would be a massive factor in real life but you can clearly see the difference in those photos. Opinions?

[Eugen80]

Less noise in high ISO shots is important in real life

[bF8CCmmr]

Your best bet are the Fuji f20/f30/f31.

Great iso performance!

f20 - no manual controls

f30 - full manual controls, better lcd and battery life than the f20

f31 - same as f30 but with face detection