Camera as a gift | Star 2014

Is the digital camera can be a successful gift for Christmas? Of course! This need not be at the same time the most expensive model of the highest quality – important to be well-suited to the needs of the recipient. And here comes the team with the help of fotoManiaKa. We have prepared for you 10 cool proposals, with a variety of price caps and varying degrees of sophistication. With us you quickly and easily find the perfect gift for Christmas.

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Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II

For people who like to play with photography, but not forfeitures for SLR

Canon PowerShot G1X MK II / photo. FotoManiaK.pl

• Matrix 13 Mpix
• ISO 12 800
• Tilting screen, touch, 3 "
• Lens 24-120 mm f / 2.0-3.9
• Mechanical stabilization
• Filming Full HD, 30 frames per second

Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II camera is definitely not cheap, which may scare off many potential buyers. However, it is an advanced model, offering a much higher functionality than a regular compact. This equipment, which can successfully replace amateur SLR – especially if it competes with a mirror equipped with a standard lens kitowy (and the most common ones join accessory camera novice users). Tilting screen, clear glass, high and useful ISO and great set of filters – all the advantages, in addition to that hard to pass by. More compact read about in our test Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II, where you will also find sample images.

BenQ G1

Simple, cheap, but with the claw

BenQ G1 / photo. BenQ

• Matrix 14 Mpix
• ISO 6 400
• Tilting screen, 3 "
• Objects 24-110 mm f / 1.8-4.9
• Mechanical stabilization
• Filming Full HD, 30 frames per second

We started with a strong accent of the higher-end, it's time to balance the first proposal for a model for every budget. Costing about 400 zł BenQ G1 does not wear any of giants logo PHOTO market, it is not widely publicized and praised by professional editors sites. So why not recommend it enough? Because it's really successful model, built on the basis of components produced by Panasonic. Although inexpensive, it offers a sensible lens tilting screen and a set of useful filters – all enclosed in a slim design with a small weight. G1 may be a good camera to start – for everyone, regardless of age or sex.

Nikon D5300

Excellent gift for the person wishing to enter into a photograph of "serious"

Nikon D5300 / photo. FotoManiaK.pl

• Matrix 24 Mpix
• ISO 25 600
• Tilting screen, 3.2 "
• Nikon F bayonet
• Filming Full HD, 60 frames per second (progressive)

After a simple CD available for beginners, skip to the model dedicated to those who Shooting already have some idea. Nikon D5300 is an extremely versatile SLR camera that can cope with (almost) any task – successfully replaced by even the camera. Although the cost of the camera to small not to be, that in the context of price and capabilities of Nikon equipment falls extremely attractive. Alongside such basic improvements, such as access to high ISO and tilting, large display, you will find here the WiFi module and GPS receiver, allowing you to quickly geotagging photos. If you are looking for a gift for someone who is willing to take a photograph of półprofesjonalnie, D5300 will certainly be an interesting choice.

Fujifilm X-M1

The ideal material for a gift – a beautiful and functional

Fuji X-M1 / photo. FotoManiaK.pl

• Matrix 16 Mpix
• ISO 6 4600
• Tilting screen, 3 "
• Bayonet Fujifilm X
• Filming Full HD, 30 frames per second

If you are looking for a good camera, like retro style, and for that you do not want an SLR camera, the Fujifilm X-M1 you'll like. Bezluterkowca we had the opportunity to test in January of this year, and since then we are his fans. In a nicely tailored, sleek design includes a good APS-C sensor and tilt the screen, and the whole enriched with useful software. It's a great gift not only for people who like to "play the photograph," but also for all the stylish gadget freaks.

X-M1 is the most "consumer" portfolio Fujifilmu camera. This equipment from the simple design, nieodstraszający beginner. So if you're new to photography, you are looking for an easy-to-use device, but also giving some room for maneuver in the future – might be interested in this equipment. – Antek wrote in our test Fujifilm X-M1.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX60

Inexpensive, but very stylish "toddler"

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX60 / photo. Sony

• Matrix 16 Mpix
• ISO 12 800
• Fixed screen, 2.7 "
• 25-200 mm lens f / 3.3-6.3
• Mechanical stabilization
• Filming Full HD, 50 frames per second

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX60 is perhaps the most advanced camera on our list, but it also costs less than 500 zł. At this price offers good Carl Zeiss lens, a package of program improvements and the option to shoot in high definition. Similarly, as mentioned above, BenQ, so WX60 is a compact camera for a beginner looking for a simple to use, yet a nice tool for amateur photography. Sony model also has another advantage – it is really handy and lightweight compact camera that you can even hide the pants pocket.

Olympus Stylus 1

The past meets the future

Olympus Stylus 1 / fot. Olympus

• Matrix 12 Mpix
• ISO 12 800
• Tilting screen, touch, 3 "
• 28-300 mm lens, f / 2.8
• Mechanical stabilization
• Filming Full HD, 30 frames per second

On the compact Olympus Stylus 1 can write a lot, but just look at the phenomenally designed equipment to fall in love with him at first sight. Japanese camera manufacturer advertises the slogan "Come into a new era," and indeed something in it. This is one of those models in which the use of advanced solutions is as important as the approach to design. This gave us a nice equipment, successfully referring to the retro, yet modern. What's more, slim compact body conceals a large matrix and lens with a wide focal range, offering a constant brightness of f / 2.8 throughout. And although the price is equal Metkom stylus amateur SLR, we think it is still worth purchasing equipment – especially if you are looking for a pocket camera with high functionality.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60

A great gift for people who like to travel

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 / photo. Panasonic

• Matrix 18 Mpix
• ISO 6 400
• Screen solid, 3 "
• Lens 24-720 mm f / 3.3-6.4
• Mechanical stabilization
• Filming Full HD, 60 frames per second

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 is a model derived from a recognized and very popular line of handheld superzoomów. And, like its predecessors, impresses with high functionality. What is not here. Large screen, a lens with an impressive 30-fold approximately filming in high definition-enabled GPS receiver geotagging photos, tons of settings, programs, filters … And all this packed in a handy, compact housing. Not for nothing TZ series cameras is called the ideal travel companions. So if the person receiving from you often traveled the world, TZ60 is a really nice gift.

Canon EOS 700D

SLR is not just for beginners

Canon EOS 700D / photo. FotoManiaK

• Matrix 18 Mpix
• ISO 12 800
• Tilting screen, touch, 3 "
• Bayonet Canon EF / EF-S
• Filming Full HD, 30 frames per second

Test Canon EOS 700D SLR already had the opportunity to read on fotoManiaKu, so you know it's really cool and successful model – can not really revolutionary in relation to its predecessors, but really well made and offers good value for the possibilities. 700-weaves will be a perfect gift for someone just entering the world of lustrzankowej photography – cheap enough to not ruin the budget, yet versatile enough that the calm will spread its wings to every amateur.

The EOS 700D is the camera at least very good, if you consider it as a hardware independent of the previous Canon bodies. – Wrote in the test of the Canon 700D.

Samsung WB50F

Inexpensive proposition for Facebook fans

Samsung WB50F / photo. FotoManiaK.pl

• Matrix 16 Mpix
• ISO 3 200
• Screen solid, 3 "
• Lens 24-288 mm f / 3.1-6.3
• Mechanical stabilization
• Filming HD, 30 frames per second

The penultimate offering in our guide star is the ideal equipment tailored to the needs of amateurs in 2014. Compact and affordable, offering basic functionality and an extensive range of options … section SMART – the program is prompting the user to take a good picture, the wireless sending photographs on social networking finishing options. Samsung WB50F unlikely to impress the advanced amateurs, but beginners should be given a to taste.

Olympus PEN E-PL5

Cheaper than the SLR, and equally functional

Olympus PEN E-PL5 / photo. FotoManiaK.pl

• Matrix 16 Mpix
• ISO 12 800
• Rotary screen, touchscreen, 3 "
• Bayonet M4 / 3
• Filming Full HD, 30 frames per second

Manic star statement closing equipment, which is true in the market for some time already, but still has a lot to offer – as you can see by looking at a test of our Olympus PEN E-PL5. This is the camera on (almost) every budget – especially now, when sometimes solidly overpriced – and for this great built and equipped in a really good parts. It's a great choice for those seeking an alternative to the SLR.

Olympus PEN E-PL5 is a very good camera – even venture to say that this is by far najsensowniejszy budget model series E-PL. Built on the great matrix, flawlessly finished and equipped with a number of useful improvements, it is very dangerous rival not only for SLR cameras with the lowest price segment, but also for the more expensive cameras amateur class. PEN is definitely worth your attention. – I wrote in our test, the Olympus PEN E-PL5.

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