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The OP said " I'm considering buying a 'bridge' camera" (or words to that effect.
Someone recommended Warehouse Express.
I said, if buying from Warehouse Express, make sure you use a credit card!
Now we all know that 'bridge' cameras are hundreds of pounds and certainly over £100, which is why I advised the OP to make sure that he used a credit card.
I think that's good advice and I'm unsure as to why you muddied the waters by banging on about purchases under £100, unless you just like arguing.
The poor OP wants to know about cameras, not how to pay for it. I think we should have a new post re How to pay.
To be fair someone mentioned Warehouse Express as a good place to buy. I happen to know that the company is trading at a loss, so thought it worth mentioning that, to be sure of not losing out, he should make sure that, if he buys his £300 camera from them, he should use a credit card.
I think that's good advice and wasn't deviating or going off topic.
If someone asked about buying a motor-home from a dealer and you had knowledge that the dealer was in financial trouble I'm sure that you'd warn him to be careful! I know I would!
All cameras today are very good, however I would urge caution in buying a Bridge style camera if you are contemplating ANY action style piccies
Even the lower end DSLR style are affordable and very very good, I have used several different types and would reccommend for ease of use and overall performance
I looked at both the cameras mentioned by the OP but ended up with a Sony HX1
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If its about the size of a full Digital SLR why not look at the 4:3 format digi SLR which are smaller but still have the interchangeable lenses, the Sony NEX range is small and with changeable lenses and is supposed to be very good.
I find a good camera shop is worth visiting, then you can just pay over the counter CASH if you like.
I bought a HS10 last year and am extremely impressed.
I has automatic settings as well as all the usual manual ones - and all work well.
The 30x zoom is spectacular - excellent quality and ranges from 24mm to 720mm equivalent 35mm focal lengths.
Image stabilisation is impressive - I have shots of small birds taken at the 720 zoom, hand held, which are sharp enough for cropping and large prints
It's perhaps a little heavy but I don't find that an issue.
Uses ordinary AA batteries - standard or rechargable - so running out of power is not such an issue as with others.
An excellent camera
John
One thing that I hate about nearly all compact cameras is the shutter lag, rendering them next to useless for action shots. Check it out before you buy.
I was looking for something smaller than my Nikon SLR and eventually bought a Panasonic lumix GF2 which has everything that I could possibly need in a manageable size and no shutter lag. Decent range of lenses. It is expensive but really nicely made and gets good reviews all around
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