There are so many attractive-looking feature-filled cameras about nowadays that it is really difficult for a customer to decide. Expert photographers will know what they want in a camera – but some of them and most of us do wonder which of the different types of camera would be the best for a particular need and purpose. There are four major types of camera:
Compact cameras – nice and small for the pocket but they also have lots of features. Compacts can vary from the Olympus sZ-30MR with its amazing 24X zoom for £240 though you need a big pocket, to the smaller Canon Powershot A1200  at £80 which has the popular though small viewfinder as well as the LCD Screen.
Superzoom Bridge Cameras are the camera keen photographers upgrade to from the compacts. They have large optical zooms (usually around 30X) and deliver fine quality photos and g9ood video footage, Not cheap, the Sony Cyber shot at £385 takes good close ups and 3D pictures, and the cheaper Nikon Coolpix P500 at £290 has a 36X zoom  takes 1080 video and warms up quickly.
Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras (DSLRs) are top of the range for image quality – they are pretty big and bulky but are fast and just what the photographic enthusiast wants. There are Canon DSLRS from £379 -£700 and Nikon DSLRs at £400-£585 and also Pentax cameras up to £1500.
It is best to get a camera that best suits the kinds of photographs you want to take – if you want to take close ups you’ll need a good zoom, for example. If portability is essential, then choose a compact. If you like using a viewfinder seek out cameras with the facility you want.