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[–] thatguyron 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

I'm curious what kind of price range you're looking at?

Also, since you're getting "blurry and noisy photographs" I'm guessing you take a lot of photos indoors and in low light? In general for cameras released in the same year, a camera with a larger sensor will have much better low light noise performance. As for blurriness, this could be for a couple different reasons. If your shutter speed is set too low (usually because it's so dark the camera needs a low shutter speed to gather enough light) there can be some amount of motion blur in your photos, but blurriness can also be caused by focusing issues.

Anyhow, if you give a bit more information about your budget and some examples of specific situations where you'll be using it, I could give a more tailored recommendation but in general I recommend a camera with as large a sensor as you can reasonably afford, but make sure you leave plenty of budget for a couple nice lenses for the camera body.

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[–] ImTheJanitor [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Actually I mostly try to take landscape style photos and no matter what settings and modes I use on my camera I get blur and noise. I think it is just a bad camera rather than the actual setting for it. I'm using a Fujifilm XP20. Possibly the worst camera I have ever used.

As I said above I am looking at mostly doing landscapes -I often like to take evening shots so being able to take clear low light pics would be great. My budget is very undecided at the moment, I am probably looking at around about the £200 - £250 price range; however I can always try to work overtime for a little to make up any bigger price tags (I am a student, so my budget is basically however much I am able to make on top of my recommended budget).

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[–] thatguyron 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Cool, well if your current camera is that bad the good news is that almost anything would be an upgrade. Your budget is a bit limiting but you have a few options, and definitely buy used to get the most out of your money.

Given your use case, I'd recommend the Nikon D3200, which has already been discussed by others in this thread. You'll eventually want to get some other lenses other than the one that comes with it, but it may not be in your budget at first. If you can afford it, the Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 is a very popular wide-angle lens. For landscapes, particularly evening landscapes as you mention, a good tripod would be very useful. Although the kit lens for the D3200 isn't particularly good for low light, a steady tripod will let you use a longer shutter speed without causing hand-shake blur (I recommend using the 2 second time delay setting so that the vibration from setting off the shutter has time to dissipate before the photo is taken).

On the other hand, if weight/portability is a concern, you may want to go with one of the Sony mirrorless cameras instead. If you could find a used a6000 in your budget that could also work well for you.

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[–] ThingsHappen 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Ron is right on the money, but I'd like to emphasize his second point and add that with your budgetary constraints and desires I'd lean toward mirrorless.

If you shop around a little, you can probably find a Sony NEX-5N, an adapter, legacy 50mm f/1.8 and 28mm f/2.8 for under 250 pounds.

28mm on APS-C will still be a bit tight for most landscape use but is great for walking around. And later on you can pick up a focal reducer for roughly $100 that will make the 50mm act like a 35mm t/1.2 and the 28mm act like a 19mm t/2.