Please help me decide which camera?

[BrerMouse]

I am currently looking at 3 different bridge camera's, (between SLR and point and shoot).

1. Olympus SP-565 UZ 10 Megapixel Digital Camera w/ 20x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom, Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization, Face Detection, and 13.5 fps High-Speed Sequential Shooting

2. Nikon P-90 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera w/ 24x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom, and 3 inch LCD Screen

3. A Canon of some sort. I don't know which.

Please guys I need your help with this. I want to move up to a D40 SLR but don't think I can justify the extra cost. Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks so much

BrerMouse

 

[happymom52003]

I'm not an expert on cameras like some on the boards, but my opinion is that you should spend a bit more and get an entry level SLR. The Nikon bridge camera you are looking at really is not that much less than the D 40. I just did a quick search, and some places the price difference is only about $50.

http://www.dpreview.com/shop/merchants.asp?id=nikon_cpp90

http://www.dpreview.com/shop/merchants.asp?id=nikon_d40

I was in a similar situation last year...trying to decide between a bridge camera and an SLR, and am so happy that I made the choice to go with an SLR. I found spending the extra money to be worth it. I bought the Nikon D60 and am very pleased with it.