Help me choose a Digital Camera

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My current digi cam is really crap, it’s a 3.0mp digital zoom camera. I want to buy an optical Zoom Camera for taking high quality pictures. What Optical Zoom should I be looking for?

I’ve seen the following and they meet my budget:

Canon Powershot A420 4MP Digital Camera
Kodak Z700 Digital Camera.
Samsung Digimax A7 7MP Digital Camera

I’m quite keen on the last one.

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i like the look of the first one,.the second one is ugly and the third one is nice 2,..............i am lukin 2 buy one aswell actually

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^ Look doesn't matter, as long as it produces high quality pictures!

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First thing I look for in a camera is LCD size.. :whistling:

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The kodak also looks really bulky and difficult to carry around..Also I heard somehwere that if you want quality camera, go for brand thatm akes ONLY cameras (like canon or nikon, kodak), not just all elctronics (samsung, sony, casio etc)
If u like the last one , go for it..

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I have a question too... I want to change my digi cam so I was wondering what/ how many mega pixels a good cam shud have

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^I would say anything above 4 or 5 mega pixels.

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I need a second opinion on it. You’re right Kodak, Canon are good brands but a bit on the pricey side.

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From this set Canon is out as its zoom is only 3x (optical) and its 4 mpx.
Kodak is 4 mpx as well but its got 5x zoom, but its 219 g, so a little on the heavy side.
Samsung, although having 3x zoom is only 166 g but has 7 mpx and also has the biggest LCD (2.0")
But then again Samsung (historically) haven't been that hot in producing good optics so it goes back to square one. ;)

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If Optical zoom is important for you, then check Olympus C series cams. They are not that pricey either.

For cams with higher optical zoom, you are likely to lose some of the pocketability (you will be carrying the cam in a bag, rather than in your pockets) but the picture results are much better. Any thing over 5 mega pixel is just icing on the cake, and don't let excessive megapixels dictate your choice. LCD size doesn't really matter all that much, in the larger scheme of things.

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What about these:

Olympus MJU600 Digital Camera

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My budget is around £150.00

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Best digicam for the money these days is the Canon A610 .. just CANNOT beat the price/performance if u can get the <$180 dell deal on it.

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