I'm no photographer (although maybe one day ill have a go as I do like the whole idea) but I do want a new camera. I was going to buy one that would have underwatery stuff and that would be good for when i go away to south america but now im thinking ill just get myself a compact and leave the fancy stuff untill ive at least handed my notice in! Thing is I don't understand all the jargon...basically I want one with a fairly large optical zoom, for....zooming.... so like 5+ preferably 7+. (I have played around with my dads so i know how 'far' lol that goes.) And I want it to be small and easily pocketable my last camera was a casio exilim S-20 weighing in at 77g so thats the kind of weight im used to carrying around! but that was 3 years ago, loved it though but now its just not good enough with only 2.1 mega pixels and only digital zoom, besides the fact the flash has gone a bit wierd. I can now really tell the difference (esp in light and colour) between my pics and others!
I have found this http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/casioexv7/ for 180 on ebay
and this (not sure of cost as yet as doesnt seem to be on ebay at all)
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/kodakv610/
but i was just wondering if anyoone else has any ideas before i buy. Basically i want a smallish lightish zoomy camera (so you can take pics of things far away like bands on a stage or a birdy in a tree) also want it to be good in the dark (in clubs, at gigs) but i dont get the jargon so i dont know if these would be good for that. And good for colour...
hmmmm lol! oh and i dont want to spend over 200.
Any advise is appreciated
