First of all, I do apologise if this is a trivial question but I've been trying to find a good camera for a while now. Being a complete amateur upgrading from a cheap and simple 'point and shoot' equipment I get more and more confused about the options and reviews available. I asked some friends for advice and maybe I asked too many people becuase their advice was often contradicting. Same thing goes for online reviews. At this stage I am quite confused and I'm beginning to think that unless I learn everything about cameras I will never confidently make my mind up.
I now have an opportunity to claim it as an expense up to £400 so it would be great to have a free piece of equipment
Ideally I wouldn't like to go over the budget but if it will future-proof my experience then I guess pushing it to £500 would be fine. Most, if not all, cameras take great photos in daylight or natural light. Including my 6 years old mobile phone and my old £80 'point and shoot' piece. I'm after something that will take good quality photos when the light is dim, artificial or tricky. Family gatherings taking place indoors and in the evening tend to be blurry or colours are unnatural. Apparently this requires some features that make the camera more bulky and although I'm not committed to pocket size, I don't want a heavy and bulky camera. I'd like to be able to carry it around in my backpack.
The things that are important to me are:
I like this one more but it doesn't allow attaching a microphone to it: Canon EOS M100 with EF-M 15 - 45 mm lens - Black: Amazon.co.uk: Camera & Photo
If anyone knows enough about cameras, or has a camera that ticks the above boxes it would be super if you could share some info.
I now have an opportunity to claim it as an expense up to £400 so it would be great to have a free piece of equipment
Ideally I wouldn't like to go over the budget but if it will future-proof my experience then I guess pushing it to £500 would be fine. Most, if not all, cameras take great photos in daylight or natural light. Including my 6 years old mobile phone and my old £80 'point and shoot' piece. I'm after something that will take good quality photos when the light is dim, artificial or tricky. Family gatherings taking place indoors and in the evening tend to be blurry or colours are unnatural. Apparently this requires some features that make the camera more bulky and although I'm not committed to pocket size, I don't want a heavy and bulky camera. I'd like to be able to carry it around in my backpack.
The things that are important to me are:
- Price of up to £400 (could push it to £500 if I reeeeaaaally have to)
- Ability to take good quality photos in artificial or dim light, including night time
- Removable battery so I can carry a spare charged battery around.
- Compact size but doesn't need to be very small.
- The ability to plug in an external microphone for videos as this is the basis on which I can claim it back
I like this one more but it doesn't allow attaching a microphone to it: Canon EOS M100 with EF-M 15 - 45 mm lens - Black: Amazon.co.uk: Camera & Photo
If anyone knows enough about cameras, or has a camera that ticks the above boxes it would be super if you could share some info.