Hey guys, I wanna buy a new cam but I'm totally clueless about which one to get and what specifications to pay attention to. There are just waaaaaaaaay too many choices and I don't know much about cams to begin with. Please advice!

I'm using a Canon IXUS 95 IS atm. The reason I want a new camera is because I miss some depth in my pics now, taking pics in the dark is usually a big fail and I want to have the option to take more pics per second.

My friend adviced me to get a camera with an arpeture range from below 2 on, but there seem to be very few cameras that meet this specification?

All that said, I like to take some time to take a nice picture but I'm lazy when it comes down to experimenting/adjusting settings, so I'm probably gonna use to auto mode mostly (but still like to have the option to choose my settings manually in the future). Also, I don't want to carry a big camera with several lenses everytime, so I'm thinking about a hybrid camera with a budget of EUR 350.

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Sounds like you want something in between a pocket camera and SLR. Canon's Powershot line is a good compromise.
http://www.cameras.co.uk/reviews/ca...hot-sx30-is.cfm

But note, all consumer cameras perform poorly in dark situations due to their small sensors and flashes.

Try a micro four-thirds camera. They have decent low light performance. Olympus just released the E-PL2, which has received some decent reviews.

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Originally posted by aquila Olympus just released the E-PL2, which has received some decent reviews.

I just saw that camera, it has a huge sensor, out of his price range and takes a lens.

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Originally posted by igottaknow I just saw that camera, it has a huge sensor, out of her price range and takes a lens.

Fixed.

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Originally posted by aquila Try a micro four-thirds camera. They have decent low light performance. Olympus just released the E-PL2, which has received some decent reviews.

This is actually very good advice. My gf has an EPL-1 and it's a really good little camera, and yeah, it's quite impressive in low light shooting. It's kind of halfway between a compact cam and a DSLR and takes good HD (720p) video as well. The EPL-2 is supposed to be even better, so definitely check it out.

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Originally posted by Unique2701 I'm thinking about a hybrid camera with a budget of EUR 350.

In all honesty, you're not going to find what you want in that price bracket unless you check clearance models or second hand.

Are you able to bump your budget up a couple hundred?

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Oops, I didn't read the price range part.

Yeah, basically what Aquila said :/

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Unless he wants to be a dick about it.

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Originally posted by LinX

I do say, quite

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The Samsung TL500 is a wide angle F/1.8 P&S camera. The drawback is that its bigger than the S95.

Last edited by Orbital32 on Jan-22-2011 at 07:57