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stealthwolf:
Quite a few camera buffs here so thought I'd pick a few brains. Have a simple point-and-shoot but want to upgrade. Toyed with the idea of dSLRs but think it'a overkill for what I need, though Deako's camera sale thread has been very tempting.

I was originally thinking of bridge cameras like the Panasonic FZ series and the Fuji cameras. Quite taken by the hs20exr and the panasonic Dmc-fz100. But someone pointed out to me that a high end "compact" might be what I need. Am quite taken by the canon G12 too.

Budget is around £350. What would you recommend?

Hedge:
I have been looking at these. There are some stand outs here. Canon Powershot S95 and G12, Panasonic Lumx LX5.

All are a muchness but they all shoot RAW and can be used in manual. I don't think any would disappoint.

rich83:
G12 is a fraction over your budget but its a belting camera.  :happy2:

I took this photo with my G12... you wouldnt know that it wasnt a DLSR photo unless you looked.



The Nikon P7000 is a similar camera, fits your budget too and gets good reviews

stealthwolf:
Happy to stretch to around £400. Just want a decent camera for the price. A few user reviews have compared the g12 and LX5 and found preferred the canon.

Think I might go into Jessops and play around with some of them. Are there any I should put on my list?

rich83:
Good idea to go and have a play.

I think the LX5 is more of a good compact, where as the G12 in my opinion is a small DSLR.

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