Point and Shoot for Travel

Onecoolcookie

Ok guys I know you probably see loads of these threads but I need some advice on what point and shoot camera to buy, I currently own an Olympus e420 DSLR and use it as my main camera and I love it but this Summer I'm going backpacking across Europe and have no room for it and also I'd be a bit wary of taking it with me. So I'm looking for a good point and shoot to take some holiday snaps, it needs to be durable and relatively cheap, the most I'm willing to spend is €150. Any suggestions ? I'd also be willing to buy second hand if it was worthwhile, any recommendations on that ?

charybdis

The e420 is tiny. If you want to travel light, buy something like the Olympus 25mm f/2.8 pancake lens for it. Put both the camera and lens on your travel insurance and use them on your travels, like they were meant to be.

Onecoolcookie

I usually bring it with me everywhere but to be honest I'd be afraid to bring it with me on this holiday, we'll be staying in hostels every night and I'd be worried about leaving it there, I just want the peace of mind of having a cheap point and shoot that if anything happens to it its not the end of the world

charybdis

Onecoolcookie wrote: »

I usually bring it with me everywhere but to be honest I'd be afraid to bring it with me on this holiday, we'll be staying in hostels every night and I'd be worried about leaving it there, I just want the peace of mind of having a cheap point and shoot that if anything happens to it its not the end of the world

That's why I said you should get it insured against loss or theft.

Scoobydooo

I can see where you're coming from with it not being practical, maybe a Panasonic Lumix of some sort I hear they're quite good and should be within your price range

Promac

I have a Nikon Coolpix and it's pretty sweet. Was fairly cheap too, don't remember it being much more than the 150 you're lookin at and it's a great little camera. I've never been dissatisfied with the presets, they can be a little odd but once you know which one does what, you're sorted.

Took this with it - original was about twice the size and this is un-processed:


Having said all that - I like the form factor of those tiny little canon ones.

bbbbb

I would consider this OLYMPUS MJU550WP

PabD

The Canon Powershot A480 is only €66 in Argos right now, if I was in your position I think I would go for that and install the software that will allow you to shoot in raw. Might be worth a look. There was a thread in Bargain Alerts a few days ago on it.

The camera is priced at €71 but they give €5 back for every €50 you spend.

At that price if something happened to it I wouldn’t be worrying about it.

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5592056/Trail/searchtext>CANON+A480.htm

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/2370583/art/canon/powershot-a480-black.html

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/howto_hack_your_canon_powershot_digital_camera

Borderfox

Get one of the Sony P&S with the sweep panorama mode on it, super little cameras and the pano mode is superb.

Onecoolcookie

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, is there any particular model you would recommend Borderfox ?

Ghost Train

Onecoolcookie wrote: »

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, is there any particular model you would recommend Borderfox ?

The Hx5v seems to be the best Sony p&s

the canon a480 will capture raw if you put chdk on the sd card