Advise on a digital camera

[Frosty]

As the title states im thinking about getting a decent digital camera, be a good time to get one with the show season coming up. Basically i know F all about whats good and whats not so after a bit of help. I will be wanting to use it for things like car shows and taking some pics at sport like football and cricket. 

For the sports i guess i will be wanting 1 with a decent zoom on it and to still have very good quality. Anyone able to suggest what i should think about buying. I would happily spend around the £100 mark, poss a bit more if needed

A quick ebay search brings something like this up
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nikon-Coolpix-...5416d98b19

Any help much appreciated   

[1616six]

I picked a Nikon J1 up from ebay for £120 odd, used but mint condition & it's awesome. Takes much better photos than my old Cannon 400D SLR!

[kentiiboii]

I have a fujitsu one iirc.
Takes awesome pictures and I wanted it for pretty much the same reason as you.
I paid £130 from argos for it about 2 years ago.
When I'm at home later I'll get it out and see what it is.

[Piggy]

canon 30D, can get one with a couple of lenses, you'll want 70-300 or simialr for decent zoom, for less than £100. Great little camera.

[Frosty]

What am i looking for to have decent quality on zoom? Is it the optical zoom number?

[Piggy]

the lense fella

get a decent dslr body and you can buy as big of a zoom lense as your wallet will allow!

[Eeyore]

I have to say that my 500D was a great camera but its outdated really quickly. One of the first DSLRs to be able to do video. The video isnt as good as the GoPro though!

[Frosty]

I went for the nikon camera in the end that i put link in first post. Took it to cricket yesterday and got some decent pics with it. Pretty impressed with it for the money

[7057sam]

They are Lots of digital compacts out at the moment which will put alot of older dslr's to shame and are very easy to use.

I usual read the which reviews and few others before I buy.