Father's Day gift ideas: Top 5 compact camera gifts for Father's Day 2010

  • Wed, 5 May 2010

Need Father's day gift ideas? We have a list of great compact camera gifts (£160 - £360) to suit different types of dads this Father's Day helping you to decide what camera to buy your father this June

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Struggling with what to buy the father this June? We option five cameras to suit all tastes...

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For the first timer:

Fuji F70 EXRFuji F70 EXR

Price: £160

Fuji's EXR sensor is great for low-noise, high-quality images. Add to that the low cost of purchase and you're onto a winner.

See review of the Fuju F70 EXR

 

For the sport-lover: 

Panasonic FZ38

Panasonic FZ38

Price: £280

Superzooms provide extra long lenses for seeing faraway subjects. The FZ38's 18x optical zoom with 24-486mm does the job proudly.

See review of the Panasonic FZ38

 

For the family man:

Samsung ST550Samsung ST550

Price: £240

An LCD screen on the front as well as the rear makes for ideal self-portraits, or the front screen can display animations to hold youngsters' attention.

See review of the Samsung ST550

 

For the trendy gent:

Sony Cybershot WX1Sony WX1

Price: £270

Sleek on the outside, equally as sleek on the inside. One of the first compacts with Sony's Exmor R CMOS sensor, it's quality both inside and out.

See review of the Sony WX1

 

For the blossoming photographer:

Canon S90Canon S90

Price: £360

The smallest camera on the market to feature Raw file capture. Canon's snapper has fully manual modes for ultimate user control too.

See review of the Canon S90

 

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