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For my daughter for a school project
Does 100 quid get anything a bit decent?
It gets many decent things, for some value of decent. Care to give us a bit more to go on?
Quality of the picture is the main criteria not to be sacrificed for huge amounts of optical zoom.
It's really not my forte.
The panasonics ive seen are very good [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-DMC-SZ3EB-K-Compact-Digital-Camera/dp/B00BET0VE6/ref=sr_1_2?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1418458169&sr=1-2 ]This one[/url]
I'd look for something like a secondhand Canon G9 like this:
Something with manual controls and good flash options for future 'tinkering/development of skillz' if she like photography.
I have been following Olympus XZ-1 on ebay
Goin9 for under a £100 on occasions
I'd buy a used Canon EOS 10d kit. I still use one today and takes sublime pics at any level of skill from full auto to full manual.
I'm not familiar with new cameras at that price, but a second hand Lumix LX3 would be a good bet (possibly even an LX5).
As would a Canon 'G' series mentioned above.
If a DSLR is wanted (becomes pretty expensive though with lenses), then a second hand Nikon D40 would work well.
Sony DSLRs are available cheaply too.
Took a [url= http://www.trustedreviews.com/Fujifilm-FinePix-S5800-review ]Fuji S5800[/url] traveling for 9 months.
I bought it because I figured if you're going budget, it's better to buy a larger camera so the manufacturers don't also have to think about trying to squeeze the performance etc from a tiny lens.
I think it took excellent photos. It has a degree of zoom,lots of setup options, is relatively lightwight, runs on AA's has various controls, is was robust enough to survive bouncing around in the panniers etc for the duration of the trip.
In fact, I only had to replace it because after I'd done all that [and dropped it on the floor a few times] I'd managed to smash the LCD, but the final straw was a 2m to concrete that smashed the case open. I glued it back together and it continued to take photos as good as day one, but it was a sorry state by then and I got a much improved Fuji HS10 for 160 quid.
In short, it was a great pie of kit.
I would imagine the model has been replaced, but as long as you don't go chasing megapixel numbers, an equivalent Fuji model is likely to be just as good.
Or try an HS10 - basically the ultra version of the same thing [but with flaws, slow to store pix and of limited use in low light]. The flexibility of the lens, however is astonishing.
At a guess, an old SLR would be too big, though the Canons are surprisingly small.
The Sony dslr cameras seem to be quite a bit over the £100 with a lens.