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anzo

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Girlfriend is after a Camera - budget of about £80.

Olympus FE-5035

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Fujifilm Finepix JX210

Fujifilm Finepix JV100

Samsung ES71

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Casio Exilim EX-Z280

Fujifilm Finepix AV180

I have no idea about digital cameras so could do with some advice on what the best buy is - ideally with wide angle lens and a decent amount of zoom, manual controls ideal but I'm not sure the budget will allow it.

Links added are what we've seen but not sure what would be best?

Any advice?

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I'd also go for the Nikon. That or the Olympus, both decent brands and work well. Wouldn't go for the Sony as the memory cards are queer and the battery/connections are all really specific to sony, which makes the leads/chargers harder to get hold of and more expensive. Also look out for warranty, the Nikon and Olympus should have a two year warranty once registered, the fuji, sony and samsung will not. The casio and samsung menus tend to be pretty awful, especially the cheap ones. Lots of gimmicky smiles and stupid sounds. The Fuji JV100 also only has 3x optical zoom with no wide angle, if you click on "features" and look at the focal length (35mm equiv), wide angle should be around 28mm (not 37).

The Nikon is the clear choice for good quality, decent menus, zoom and it looks good. If you can avoid it, don't buy it from Jessops, try and find an independent retailer as they often have the same deals as bigger companies around christmas. They'll also be able to give you decent advice and let you try some out, unlike Jessops. I don't know if there are any in your price range but the little canon ixus tend to be very good. However don't expect miracle results from any £80 camera..........however I'm sure it'll be a very well received gift!!

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