Panasonic Lumix DMCTZ60

If you fancy a small but serious digital camera, I recommend to you the Panasonic Lumix DMCTZ60. It comes with Leica's vario-Elmar lens and has super zoom capabilities. One of its great advantages Is that it is one of a very few cameras of its size with a viewfinder as well as the back screen you see kids peering at in sunshine as they try to compose their images. It can take images in RAW and JPG modes, has 1080 video, can take seamless panoramic shots, and with a quality leather case, and 8GB memory card, will set you back under £400. It comes with built in wifi transfer capabilities, and has an internal GPS. It can operate as a point and shoot, but also has a full manual mode, where you can control all inputs - focus, aperture and speed, independently, if you are beyond point and shoot photography.