£230 camera for young person new to photography?

Gimpymoo · 8 Feb 2018 at 13:55

My base pick is this:

https://www.canon.co.uk/for_home/product_finder/cameras/digital_camera/powershot/powershot_sx540_hs/

No idea if good or not but seems to tick all the boxes?

Something which will grow with them so a little more advanced than a point and shoot.

Main use will be outdoors, nature/wildlife photography. Ability to record good 1080p video would be welcome.

A strong optical zoom would also be appreciated.

£230 excludes memory card and other accessories.

Many thanks for any pointers.

Gimpymoo · 12 Feb 2018 at 17:11

I got the SX540 for £197.

More than happy with the quality and feature set for the price.

The RX100 is nowhere near the same price point.

I have to say, the zoom on the SX540 gets the job done nicely and overall is a good camera relative to expenditure when taking into account its intended use.

Sometimes, the intended user does not need RAW or other featrures

Gimpymoo · 12 Feb 2018 at 20:58

So taking all that into account @EsaT What would you suggest for £230?

Are we saying there is no camera meeting the original spec I posted?

Rather sad.

Just buy a phone then?

Gimpymoo · 12 Feb 2018 at 22:20

Thanks @EGuitarStar.

I went with the SX540 in the end, simply because it had a higher resolution and higher optical zoom.

What are the differences between that and the B500? I am still within returns period.

I did get the Canon for £197 though.