S9600

I am a novice photographer and bought this camera after reading the reviews about it on this site. I am more than pleased with it. It takes much better photos than my compact digital camera and it is easy to use.

I followed the advice of one of the reviewers and also bought the following items:

* Lowepro Topload Zoom Mini Case For SLR & Short Zoom - Black (a perfect fit for the camera and an excellent quality bag)
* Canon F58UV UV 58mm Filter(as protection for the lense as it is fixed and not replaceable)
* Sanyo Eneloop AA 8 Pack Batteries 2000mAh
* SANDISK ULTRA II CF 4GB CARD

The only comment I would make is that the Sandisk card came from a seller in Guernsey and took about 10 days to arrive - this meant that I could not use the camera which had arrived promptly in two days.

This camera is excellent value for money and I would recommend it to anyone - especially those like myself who want to be able to take better quality photos at a reasonable price.

Canon IXUS 860 IS

Hey Guys... Bought the camera last month after readin all the reviews n searchin the best prices, just arrived in 2 working days with all the things <<< IN THE BOX >>> like 2 CD's HAVING SOFTWARE TO RECOGNIZE CAMERA (DRIVER) and WRITTEN MANUAL IN 4 LANGUAGES , BATTERY, CHARGER POINT, TWO DIFFERENT CORDS with 2PIN and 3PIN PLUGS, USB CABLE, BLACK STRAP (which is very useful to take out memory card if ur nails r short ;) ) and last the TV cable,

Camera is really amazing just press ON and u can click first picture in almost 2-3 seconds.. battery life is upto ur shots n flash off course but do last for quite many shots haven't noticed that part sorry... Ok bout the results of the video its more like a camcorder but if u Zoom IN, while making the video its gets lil blured, though they take lots of megabytes just for few minutes but if making high resolution video u need little bigger card as i put 4GB ( SDHC CARD FROM SANDISK) in it, so it can make almost half an hour movie on that space... taken loads of pictures already dnt have much idea bout this ISO in the camera but face detection is somthin very good option the blocks on screen automatically detect the faces and focus on them, LCD is way to sexy even in daylight u can see results very clearly.

Talkin bout the pictures result its not very good for night shots as the resolution of pictures on original size isn't that sharp like in daylight just if u put flash in night the pictures become pretty sharp n crisp for daylight nothing is like this camera u might get blured shots in daytime to but its just cuz of ur hands nothing else happened to me lots of time. On the other hand one tiny thing i really dnt like bout my camera that it gets finger prints very easily on the body which i always clean after takin few shots cuz i dnt like it dirty ;) But ITS highly recommended to anyone and to those who wants to start photography with reasonably priced camera with such good results. Enjoy ur 860IS

Great Pictures So Far

I bought my camera from http://www.ukcamerastore.co.uk/ and it arrived next working day, with a 170 page instruction manual - IN ENGLISH! I have only had it 3 days now and all my pictures have been taken indoors. It is very easy to setup and picture quality is great with the flash, no red eye so far. I love the zoom on the camera, the 10x Optical is fantastic.
My only complaint is that the way I hold the camera, my finger is held over the automatic flash, however, I am learning quickly to get a new grip.
Overall very happy with the camera and would recommend it, hope to update when I have taken more pictures with it.

Quality piece of kit

I bought this camera to take on holiday, after upgrading from a 4 year old Casio, and I am very pleased with it. It takes professional looking shots, they look excellent when printed out. The touch screen is amazing, its tiny, so it easily fits into your pocket, but make sure you complement it with a Cybershot leather case. The video recoding is also excellent,I bought a 4gig memory card to go with it and set on the highest qualit it can take up to 1200 pics, which is more than sufficient. Make sure you get the black model because that looks the best. The price is very good for what you get and you will be the envy of all your friends when you take this cute thing to a party or wedding. Dont look elsewhere, this is the camera you want if you just want to point and shoot. Plus it was also featured in Casino Royale used by Daniel Craig. Great camera, I am over the moon with it.

Underwater Love

I bought this camera in NYC for my holiday - the panorama setting worked wonders up the empire state building as it merges the photos together in the camera itself, and the underwater settings were amazing when i went on the caribbean. the underwater quality is great for messing about in the pool and taking shots in high vis water.
it is THE perfect holiday camera.
and it's drop proof for those evening when you've had one too many cocktails. what more could a girl ask for?!

note - i recommend buying a floating strap so that if you drop it underawater it will go to the surface, and some lense cleaner so you can clean and protect the lense from the chlorine/salt water.

ENJOY!

Dreadful

Dreadful camera.

Poor shooting modes. Bought for recent holiday in Thailand. Poor at shooting beaches, poor at shooting nightlife, poor at shooting portraits, poor at shooting everything.

For the price of this camera you'd be better off buying a disposable.

Battery

Does this camera come with a battery, I am on my second one from Amazon and there has not been a battery in either box !!!!

Advanced Point-And-Shoot, but why no MTP?

I purchased this camera after my almost 3 year old Fuji A345 died. It's a great camera that compliments my Nikon D40 nicely; you don't always want to be carrying a DSLR around, and for the most part I couldn't be happier with the camera.

I turn the camera sensor down to 5MP and the noise that other people have noted in low-light from this camera is much better; with my D40 being 6.1MP, it's not often that I need to go above that resolution anyhow.

But the main quibble that I find with this camera is that it is PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) only. That means that the device will not show up as portable media, similar to a USB flash drive on a computer (as my D40 does), but rather can only be accessed through Nikon Transfer. I use Apple Aperture instead, as that supports PTP but the lack of ease at connectivity baffles me, especially with such a complex and sturdy compact.

Connectivity aside, my mother owns a Nikon P50 that has a very nice wide angle lens on it, but has less features than this P5100. Shutter/Aperture Priority modes without limited preset apertures (as on the P50) means the P5100 is far more flexible. Also it can be expanded with adapter-lenses and by featuring a hotshoe, this camera can be used with flash-units, such as the Nikon SB-400.

Also, the auto-focus on this camera can be a tad temperamental. This is partly overcome by binding the AF mode to the function key, enabling a quick switch between manual, face priority, centred and auto focus.

All in all the Nikon P5100 is a very sturdy and capable compact-camera. Highly recommended, if you don't mind using specialised software or a SD-Card reader to access your photos as files.

Portable camara

Got this camara a week a go, to replace the built in one on my k850i. Got the z10fd because of the good reviews it had and the way it looked. Have tried most of the functions on the phone and have found it easy to navigate and work. The picture are very good except for one's took at night with the flash. It easly beats the picture from the k850i. Would highly recommend this camara, if it is to replace a phone camara and you need something light and portable, that gives good results.

Overall good

I bought the camera as a present ready for a holiday. We used the camera for scuba diving and swimming, and as a backup when our 'normal' camera ran out of memory. Overall the picture quality was better than expected, and performed almost as well as our 7MP samsung camera both in and out of the water. The camera performed well in the sea, taking relatively good pictures at 10m, and came with appropriate accessories to allow you to hook on or put around your neck if swimming. Also the perfect size to fit in our BCD pockets for scuba.

Drawbacks were that the video on the camera and the buttons. The sound is distorted and the picture is terrible. The buttons on the camera aren't that user friendly & obvious - it does take a bit of fiddling to understand how to do everything.

BRILLIANT! WONDERFUL QUALITY PICS!!!!!

i got the finepix f40 fd for my birthday and was amazed at the quality of the photos. as soon as i opened the box i thought the camera must have cost around £200-£300 because i previously owned the kodak c875 which despite it having many great features such as a 5xoptical zoom and 8.1mp quality pics, turned out to be discraceful and my holiday pictures in 2007 were horrible and dark. however the finepix f40 fd will give me superb holiday pics for my holiday this august 2008 and i am already snapping away! whatever you decide, BUY THIS CAMERA, YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED. THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE CAMERA IS SOME PEOPLE EXPECT FAR TOO MUCH DESPITE IT HAVING EVERYTHING YOU COULD ASK FOR!!!!!! HOPE THIS HELPED U . JJ...

Fantastic camera, slow SDHC card with this bundle

For a pocket camera, the features and results of this camera are astonishing. And for a camera that doesn't actually have a manual mode, it sure has a surprising number of options that give you extensive control over exposure and behaviour.
My gripe is not with the camera, but with this particular bundle. Specifically, the Inov8 4-Gbyte Class 6 SDHC card supplied with this bundle is too slow for the camera. When recording video in wide-screen HD mode (one of the main reasons for buying a TZ5 over a TZ4), you've got between 5 and 50 seconds until recording stops because the card can't keep up. Very disappointing. The card can keep up with 848x480 video recording, but not 1280x720 (HD).
As there's no telling what kind of crappy SDHC card you'll get in a bundle, if you want a TZ5 then I suggest you buy the camera alone and then find the fastest SDHC card you can as a separate purchase. You'll have to do that anyway to get the most out of the camera.

I am so happy.

The quality of the pics are fab. Macro from 1cm. Amazing. Face recon. Photo wise (2 pics in one). The only down side I do not have the codex to watch the movie (I did send an e-mail to Samsung. They don't care, no reply after 3 weeks.). You cannot watch your movie (downloaded or recorder on TV)???. My old Sony did it. MP3 is great. Movie Player is great, But you can only compress mpeg movies not AVI or IFO. Otherwise if you are an expert you will have to use at list 3 softwares to put a DVD to your camera. The quality is so good and the design so perfect. 2 year guaranty. Don't Hesitate to buy it if you are ready to read a thick instruction book to get the best of it. This camera has the WOW effect for a very very cheap price!!!
No regrets. No regrets. I am so happy and I recomand it at 200%'

sony t300

I decided to buy the sony t300 despite some negative reviews from professional critics. I'm so glad i did it's a super camera takes fantastic pictures and the quality of the images is great. The 3.5 LCD touch screen is really fun to use and is one of the best features about this camera amongst others. The recording and videoing is simply amazing and the slideshow with a choice of music for me puts this camera well above the competition. I had owned a canon ixus 970 which i thought wasn,t that good at all so i sold it, the sony t300 beats it hands down. I bought this camera direct from Amazon (better customer service) and not from one of there sellers who i have no faith in.