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Originally Posted by Kev Lewis

M better half suprised me this evening by asking me to get her a camera. She is after a small "point & shoot" digital. That description is a salesmans dream customer walking through the door lol So to add to that description x3 or better optical zoom and probably from Sony, Canon or Nikon. It will only be used for point & shoot at family gatherings and the like so a huge amount of technical gadgetry isnt needed. Cost isn't a real problem as long as it's less than £500

Any of you bought a compact recently and thought "damn this is good" or have trawled through the options available? I tend to read up on DSLRs rather than look at the compacts so any help greatly appreciated.

Fuji F11 every time - miles better than the ixus range - much bigger LCD, simple intuitive set up and high endurance batteries that can do 1600+shots on one charge. I bought the predeccessor the F10 as a walking arround camera and am most happy with it. This is the compact that a lot of pro's carry as a last ditch back up - and the best thing is they are only about £250