Thinking of down sizing?
 

I'm possibly thinking of down sizing my camera, I've enjoyed using my recently purchased Nikon D5000 but I'm mostly a birder who likes to take snapshots of my humble travels ....with only occasionally deviations trying for something a bit more serious and arty!! I don't like having both binoculars and SLR hanging around my neck and really want something small enough to slip into a shirt pocket.

So, pressuming I could get a good price for my Nikon what sort of compact travel camera should I look at and from what brand? Budget I guess would be around the £200ish mark.

Cheers

Matt

Canon S90. No questions asked.

Nice, but a bit more than I really want to pay at the moment...have also got my hols to save for aswell!!!

Been looking at the Panasonic LUMIX range, anyone have any experiance with these?

Matt

I'd go with a Canon IXUS compact then. Canon compacts imo outclass nearly everything out there in ease of use and quality.

fuji F70EXR I'm impressed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bkjE...eature=related
Al.

I use a LUMIX DMC-ZX1 and am very happy with it.

girlfriend has a lumix we bought in kuala lumpa. We bought it because it had a wide angle lens so we could get all of the petronis towers into a picture, which we did. It has some great scene modes but lacks any manual control. very compact though with a nice big lcd screen.

You could look at the Samsung WB500 prices at the moment about £160 you can read a review from http://www.cameras.co.uk/reviews/samsung-wb500.cfm

The wife has a lumix TZ5 which is very good if you can live without all the manual overrides. Much better in high iso than my FZ30 which I still love.

Was out on a field trip the other week and it looked like everyone was carrying a lumix of one type or another.

A little too big & more than you want to pay but DSLR ish only not a big. If you find you want more than a compact. I use a Lumix G1 and am very happy with it.