Which Compact Digital to buy sub $400?

[magnum308]

As a light carry anywhere compact digital camera what do you recommend with the following characteristics:

• 12 + Mp (preferably 14MP +)
• Optical zoom of 8-10x +
• HD (preferably full HD) video capability
• Some form of image stability
• weatherproof/shockproof would be nice
• sub $400 range
• I have a preference for Canon (but that's mainly in DSLR

thanks in advance

[ricktas]

Seeing as you seem to know very specific details of what you want, just go to www.canon.com.au and look at which models meet your requirements, then it should be a fairly easy choice of a few models.

[Bennymiata]

Personally, I'd look at the Fuji FinePix F550EXR .
16mp, full 1080i video recording, 15:1 zoom and unlike most of these small P&S's, it has a 1/2" sensor instead of a 1/3" sensor.

I've owned a few Fuji P&S cameras over the years, and every one of them has made great photos.
I have one that is many years old and we used in the office for quick product shots. Used by 10 different people and has taken over 300,000 photos - and it still works fine.

You can pick one up from Top Buy for around $230 including a spare battery.

Fuji make great sensors, and they also make many of the Hasselblad lenses and are renowned for making some of the best lenses for cinema cameras too.

[N*A*M]

i just put an order on an F600EXR as a christmas present for a mate. the specs look ok, but decent user reviews are a bit hard to find.