First Camera Advice

[redjaxx]

I'm looking to get my first camera as an upgrade from my phone but not sure what to go for so after a bit of advice. Mainly I want something with a decent zoom that is still fairly small and easy to carry around, with wi-fi, and less than £300.

Was looking at this compact http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/camera...perzoom-compact-camera-grey-21998088-pdt.html which seems to get good reviews on techradar, but I'm also wondering other than the zoom will that be much better than a phone?

Should I go for a bridge camera like this http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/camera...mix-dmc-fz200-bridge-camera-18244040-pdt.html although that 1 doesn't have Wi-fi.

Or I've also seen this compact system camera http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/camera...3-5-5-6-vr-zoom-lens-silver-10126928-pdt.html. I don't really understand the specs of the lens though, it doesn't seem like it has much of a zoom (x3 compared to x20+ of the others). I assume I'd need to buy a separate zoom lens for that would I?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[AB22 Easy Tiger]

Have a look at the reviews on Ken Rockwell's site http://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/thinking-of-buying-a-camera-some-reviews.1302466/

EDIT: Just noticed Panasonic isn't listed.

 

[redjaxx]

Thanks will have a read through

 

[AB22 Easy Tiger]

This may help https://www.flickr.com/cameras/panasonic/

 

[SAFC2403]

Mrs is selling a Panasonic lumix tz80 for £220 if you're interested. Bought August 16 only been used a handful of times and still boxed.

This is the camera on jessops:

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/97612/show.html

EDIT hers is black and silver not all black. Pretty much brand new.

 

[max wartbug]

Mrs is selling a Panasonic lumix tz80 for £220 if you're interested. Bought August 16 only been used a handful of times and still boxed.

This is the camera on jessops:

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/97612/show.html

EDIT hers is black and silver not all black. Pretty much brand new.

Purely out of noseyness, what's wrong with it or is it lack of use?

 

[Icarebecauseyoudo]

Mrs is selling a Panasonic lumix tz80 for £220 if you're interested. Bought August 16 only been used a handful of times and still boxed.

This is the camera on jessops:

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/97612/show.html

EDIT hers is black and silver not all black. Pretty much brand new.

I'll buy that

 

[SAFC2403]

I'll buy that

PM me marra and we'll sort it out!!

 

[Icarebecauseyoudo]

PM me marra and we'll sort it out!!

Will do

 

[redjaxx]

Mrs is selling a Panasonic lumix tz80 for £220 if you're interested. Bought August 16 only been used a handful of times and still boxed.

This is the camera on jessops:

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/97612/show.html

EDIT hers is black and silver not all black. Pretty much brand new.

Thanks for the offer, would have taken it for that price but I've got Love2Shop vouchers from work that I'm going to use to buy one so limited as to where I can use them!