Recommend a Digital Camera for my needs

[Compman55]

Ok here is the criteria.

-Must be under $250
-Must be able to do 1080p video
-Must have a nice optical zoom, I can sacrifice MP for better zoom
-Must be small. Not like a DSLR body.
-Must have acceptable battery life

There are like a million choices and the two that I bought in yrs past, I definalty did not pick the right ones, so I am not doing it on my own this time.

 

[corkyg]

Too bad you don't read your own posts. You have now created a duplicate.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2231029

 

[Compman55]

I did not notice it was moved. Please delete one.

 

[fralexandr]

i'd recommend the panasonic zs10
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-...1166835&sr=8-3

you can also use dpreviews camera search
http://www.dpreview.com/products/se...nZoomRange=10&paramSpecsMovieHDMode=1920x1080
that's a search for compact/ultra-compact cameras with 10x+ zoom and 1080p video sorted by lowest price
good thing is that there don't seem to be that many choices with all of the parameters you listed

 

[Tom]

Canon sx230 compared to Panasonic ZS10.
Plus-gets better scores for photo quality.
Minus-not as wide angle(28mm vs 24mm).
Costs a bit more but under $250.

If you decide on the Panasonic ZS10 it's on sale for $179 here.

http://www.adorama.com/IPCDMCZS10SL....rce=cj_2525508