08-05-12, 05:19 PM
Personally, I wouldn't go for this. It's something called a "bridge camera", which means you get all the drawbacks of an SLR (bulky, moving parts) with none of the advantages (no interchangeable lenses, plastic body, generally can't be repaired if you drop it).
Because you're going out for six months you want something that:
a. Doesn't take up any room.
b. Is hardy
c. Is less flashy. Stuff like this marks travellers as a target.
For my money I'd get one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-S9100-Cool...279&sr=1-1 Although some of this may be due to me being a big old whore for Nikon.
Zoom doesn't mean an awful lot when travelling, since most of the time you're going to want the wider end of the range. Megapixels don't mean shit until you're spending £600-£700 for a body only, you're just getting the same image but bigger.
Because you're going out for six months you want something that:
a. Doesn't take up any room.
b. Is hardy
c. Is less flashy. Stuff like this marks travellers as a target.
For my money I'd get one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-S9100-Cool...279&sr=1-1 Although some of this may be due to me being a big old whore for Nikon.
Zoom doesn't mean an awful lot when travelling, since most of the time you're going to want the wider end of the range. Megapixels don't mean shit until you're spending £600-£700 for a body only, you're just getting the same image but bigger.