Suggest me Best Point to Shoot Camera - Budget Rs. 10000-12000

I am planning to buy a new point to shoot camera, my budget is not more than Rs. 12000 but I will prefer to spend less. What I want that camera should have greatest possible zoom and high quality lens to take good photos. May be some camera with advance feature or bridge between DSLR and point to shoot camera. I mean that if possible to have dslr like feature so that I can learn advance photography and if I ever get chance then buy a proper DSLR later.

The camera will used for rare trips and some day to day pictures like in functions or celebrations.

If need to ask anything else then please ask.

Hi Mayank, in that budget you have several good P&S cameras. If you want precisely Rs. 10000 then I suggested

Canon PowerShot SX400 IS Point & Shoot Camera
30x optical zoom
HD Recording
ISO 100 - 1600 (Auto)
16 Megapixels Camera
3 inch LCD Screen
CCD Sensor
f/3.4 - f/5.8

ITs a good one in this price range but wont' come with lots of advance feature and cost only Rs. 9900

However, since you asked for some advanced feature in your mentioned price bracket, then I suggest Pentax XG-1 Advanced Point & Shoot Camera, it is a very good P&S camera with super high 52x optical zoom, that is as much as around 1200mm focal length on a proper APSC dslr. You can call it super zoom and it comes with some nifty advanced features . In nutshell it is almost a DSLR without lens change facility. However it is little over than your budget ie. Rs. 14500 online price.

Other cameras you may consider :

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 Point & Shoot Camera

35 mm Equivalent Focal Length: 25 - 875 mm
HD Recording
3 inch Clear Photo / TFT LCD Display
f/3.0 - f/5.9 Aperture
Super HAD CCD Image Sensor
20.1 Megapixel Camera
35x Optical Zoom
Priced: RS. 13500


Nikon Coolpix L340 Point & Shoot Camera

20.2 Megapixels Camera
f/3.1 - f/5.9 Aperture
CCD Image Sensor
USB Support
3 inch HVGA TFT LCD Screen
ISO 80 - 1600
28x optical zoom
Priced : Rs. 10900