Hi all,
I'm looking for suggestions for a camera for my parents and an upcoming holiday. Budget is up to £250.
They are both ex-SLR owners, so should be okay with using the thing!
I've already given it some thought and discussed various form factor options, and they don't want a DSLR due to price, weight and size.
Therefore I've been looking at bridge/superzoom cameras and compacts.
I'm leaning towards a bridge camera, because if possible it would have:
1: Electronic viewfinder - Both for familiarity of composing shots, increased stability when composing shots, and easy usage in bright conditions
2: Manual zoom on the lens - Again for control, and not having to use a useless little zoom in/out control like on their previous compact camera.
I know there are cameras out there with the above, but finding a good one is a challenge.
Anything from the last 3 ish years should be fine.
Only image quality matters really for 'normal' camera usage. Megapixels, video recording, other fancy features etc don't matter.
Also, not expecting DSLR image quality of course, especially in low light with their tiny sensors, so it's more something within these constraints.
Does anyone have any suggestions..? Would greatly appreciate it! Don't mind second hand either, but would prefer new of course.
I'm looking for suggestions for a camera for my parents and an upcoming holiday. Budget is up to £250.
They are both ex-SLR owners, so should be okay with using the thing!
I've already given it some thought and discussed various form factor options, and they don't want a DSLR due to price, weight and size.
Therefore I've been looking at bridge/superzoom cameras and compacts.
I'm leaning towards a bridge camera, because if possible it would have:
1: Electronic viewfinder - Both for familiarity of composing shots, increased stability when composing shots, and easy usage in bright conditions
2: Manual zoom on the lens - Again for control, and not having to use a useless little zoom in/out control like on their previous compact camera.
I know there are cameras out there with the above, but finding a good one is a challenge.
Anything from the last 3 ish years should be fine.
Only image quality matters really for 'normal' camera usage. Megapixels, video recording, other fancy features etc don't matter.
Also, not expecting DSLR image quality of course, especially in low light with their tiny sensors, so it's more something within these constraints.
Does anyone have any suggestions..? Would greatly appreciate it! Don't mind second hand either, but would prefer new of course.