Best compact camera for about $300?

pixelboy · Post by **pixelboy** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:45 pm

We need a new compact camera but don't have much to spend.

Id like it to have manual control including manual flash intensity if possible..

Any ideas?

DexterPunk · Post by **DexterPunk** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:41 am

You could have a look at something like the Canon Powershot SX130. It has some manual controls. But I can't think of anything in that price range that's going to have manual flash settings. Manual flash controls are usually found in dSLRs, or hot shoe flashes.

What are you trying to do/use it for?

ysu · Post by **ysu** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:43 am

My pana fz7 has manual flash (and manual focus, and shutter or aperture priority mode where you set the desired value...etc), and it's not a DSLR.
I'm just saying there are definitely cameras in the middle.

DexterPunk · Post by **DexterPunk** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:50 am

Also not a compact YSU.

Edit: also are you sure it has manual settings for the flash. A review I just read listed the flash modes, and didn't mention it. Only things like forced flash, auto, red eye, rear sync, etc.

pixelboy · Post by **pixelboy** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:28 pm

Thanks Dex..

pixelboy · Post by **pixelboy** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:28 pm

I got this one : http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 0321401078" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

G12.. very happy.

DexterPunk · Post by **DexterPunk** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:23 pm

pixelboy wrote:I got this one : http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 0321401078" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

G12.. very happy.

Awesome!!!! Jealous

ysu · Post by **ysu** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:43 am

DexterPunk wrote:Also not a compact YSU.

Edit: also are you sure it has manual settings for the flash. A review I just read listed the flash modes, and didn't mention it. Only things like forced flash, auto, red eye, rear sync, etc.

true, it's not a compact. But not a dslr either.
The way it works is if you don't open the flash it won't go off, if you do it will. And you can set how strong it should be. That's manual enough for my near-zero photographic knowledge

h00ligan · Post by **h00ligan** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:05 am

i recently got a g12 also, fantastic camera. Bit larger than other point and shoots but has almost all the manual controls of a dslr and shoots in raw.

DexterPunk · Post by **DexterPunk** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:56 am

It certainly does. Id love one for the occasions where I don't want to take my dSLRs around. I actually don't really have a point and shoot even. Smallest camera I own is a film SLR.

pixelboy · Post by **pixelboy** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:56 pm

And the iPhone

DexterPunk · Post by **DexterPunk** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:57 pm

Barely a camera in that

A.R.S.E.