What compact should I get?

[lherman]

Hi All'

I need a bit of help please! I am looking to get a compact to take on holidays and travel. I currently use a Nikon DX2s which is too large to take on holidays. I am prepared to spend in the £400 to £500 region. I would use the camera for a wide range of photography styles which would include portraits of family and friends, landscapes, travel shots and possibly some low-light. I would like to have a bit of control over settings when required and would like a reasonable built-in flash. Is this asking too much...?

[pburness]

Canon G12 - I love my G10, although Nikon do similar models.

You can purchase wide angle and tele adapters for the Canon as well, so keeps everything light and portable.

Phil

[eyalg]

You're not asking too much.
You can get either the Canon G12 or the Nikon P7000.
If you want a smaller camera with even better low-light support,
you can get either the Canon S95 or the Panasonic LX5.

[aisha_209]

You might consider either Canon G12 or Canon S95 both performs well and will satisfy your need till some extend.

[southcoastsounds]

I have a Canon G12 and its a fantastic camera.

See my photos on flickr to get an idea of what its capable of

Tom

[MarcusHoare]

I know this may sound like an odd choice.... but what about an Olympus Pen?

Mainly from a control point of view- Or maybe a Panasonic TZ series .

Doubt either of them stand much chance against the might of the G12 though

Just go to your local camera store and see what feels best ( the G series cameras are closer to a DSLR in terms of feel against say a TZ series)

Marcus

[rbarry]

Hope this isn't going off topic, perhaps you have had issue with the problem I faced this afternoon too.

Do any of the major manufacturers make a compact digital camera with an optical view finder?
It's for an elderly woman who wants to be able to see the image presented through a viewfinder rather than on a large LCD screen, which she finds hard to see in sunlight and uneasy with when trying to frame a shot.

She doesn't want a bridge camera as they are too big and bulky for her now. This afternoon I looked in Comet, Currys, Tesco electrical, Staples (getting desperate), Maplin (even more desperate!) and arrived at Jessops just after they closed.

[Ian Wright]

Would definitely recommend the G series also. My G10 didn't feel like a "proper" camera to begin with but when i started using it on the long walks for which I had bought it I fell in love with it. So much so I am ashamed to say I have not used my DSLR in months. The big advantage is that it goes with me everywhere and I do not worry in quite the same way about it being stolen. The wide angle is excellent and the fact you can shoot RAW invaluable.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/finwrig...in/photostream As an example I took this with it the other day